
The following is a list of forts in South Dakota.
Forts in South Dakota



Name | County | Built | Notes |
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Fort Bennett | Stanley | 1870 | Originally called the Post at Cheyenne (River) Indian Agency until 1878. |
Camp Bradley | Roberts | 1863 | |
Fort Brule | Union | 1862 | Dismantled in 1873. |
Fort Buckingham | Custer | 1890 | |
Camp Burt | 1875 | ||
Fort Cedar | Sully | 1856 | |
Camp Cheyenne | Meade | 1890 | Built in response to the Sioux Ghost Dance Uprising. |
Camp Collins | Lawrence | 1875 | |
Camp Cook | 1863 | ||
Camp Crook | Custer | 1876 | This Camp Crook was located in Custer. |
Camp Crook | Custer | 1876 | This Camp Crook was located near Pringle. |
Camp Crook | Lawrence | 1876 | |
Camp Crook | Pennington | 1876 | Later evolved into the town of Pactola. |
Fort Dakota | Minnehaha | 1865 | |
Fort Defiance | Custer | 1874 | Also known as Gordon Stockade, Union Stockade, and Camp Harney. |
Fort Dole | Charles Mix | 1862 | |
Camp Edwards | Brookings | 1857 | |
Camp George Dewey | Minnehaha | 1898 | |
Post at Grand River Indian Agency | Corson | 1870 | |
Fort Hale | Lyman | 1870 | Also called Post at Lower Brulé Indian Agency or Fort Lower Brule. |
Fort Hutchinson | Yankton | I'm assuming this is suppose to be Fort Hutchson which was located in Yankton County at the mouth of the James River. There was a Fort Hutchinson but it was located in Minnesota. | |
Fort James | 1865 | Also known as Fort la Roche or Fort des Roche. | |
Camp Jennison | Roberts | 1863 | |
Fort Lookout | Brule | 1856 | |
Camp Marshall | Grant | 1863 | |
Fort Meade | Meade | 1878 | Known in its early days as Camp Ruhlen and Camp Sturgis. |
New Fort Pierre | Stanley | 1859 | |
Fort Pierre Chouteau | Stanley | 1831 | |
Camp Rains | Shannon | 1874 | |
Fort Randall | Gregory | 1856 | |
Camp Rapid | Pennington | 1925 | |
Rapid City Blockhouse | Pennington | 1876 | |
Red Canyon Station | Fall River | 1876 | Also known as Camp Collier, Camp Jennings, Military Station, and Camp Red Canyon. |
Camp Reynolds | Meade | 1859 | |
Post at Rosebud Indian Agency | 1878 | ||
Fort Sisseton | Marshall | 1864 | |
Camp Stanton | Custer | 1890 | |
Camp Success | Custer | 1875 | |
Fort Sully | Hughes | 1863 | Also known as Fort Bartlett. |
Fort Sully | Sully | 1866 | |
Camp Terry | Meade | 1875 | Set up by the Newton–Jenney Party. |
Fort Thompson | Buffalo | 1864 | |
Camp Turtle | Pennington | 1875 | Used by the Newton–Jenney Party. |
Camp Warren | Pennington | 1857 | |
Post at Whetstone Indian Agency | Gregory | 1870 | |
Fort Yankton | Yankton | 1862 |
See also
References
- Parker, Watson; Lambert, Hugh K. (1974). Black Hills Ghost Towns (1st ed.). Chicago, IL: The Swallow Press.
- Payette, Phil; Payette, Pete (January 31, 2009). "South Dakota Forts". North American Forts. American Forts Network. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
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