Fort Carroll, also Carroll Landing Post was a trading post and steamboat landing established in 1874 on the Missouri River in present-day Fergus County, Montana. Garrisoned by 7th U.S. Infantry in the summers of 1874 and 1875, the town of Carroll also sprung up at the landing. Both the town and fort were abandoned in 1882.
History
Built by the Diamond R Transportation Company as a trading post and steamboat landing on the Missouri River to replace Fort Sheridan and challenge Fort Benton as a transportation and supply center. Fort Carroll was garrisoned by the 7th U.S. Infantry during the summers of 1874 and 1875, then abandoned in 1882 when business diminished.
Location
Fort Carroll is located along the Missouri River in present-day
Fergus County, Montana
Fergus County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 11,446. Its county seat is Lewistown, Montana, Lewistown. The county was founded in 1885 and na ...
, south of the unincorporated community of
Zortman. The ghost town of Valentine, Montana is also nearby.
See also
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List of military installations in Montana
There are at least 60 current and former U.S. military installations located in Montana. Installations listed as historical are no longer in service and may have no physical remains in the state.
Current installations
* Ekalaka Mini-Mutes R ...
Notes
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History of Montana
1874 establishments in Montana Territory