Fort George

Located twenty miles below Fort Pierre in Stanley County. Operated as a trading post as early as 1819, but was named Fort George in 1840.

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General Photo (P93)

            Includes an aerial photo of the site of Fort George, just north of the mouth of Fort George creek, and a view of the site of Fort George from southeast. Also includes a view of Louis DeWitt’s home with the site of Fort George in the distance, 1903. View of the site looking west-northwest, 1901; view of the Ree Ditch around a Ree Village ¾ mile from Fort George,1901; site of Fort George looking north, 1901; a view of the Missouri River at about the site of the Ree Village near the fort, 1901.

Pierre-Ft. Pierre: Miscellaneous (H75-347)

            This open collection contains miscellaneous material on Fort George. 3551A

Maps

Colton's Dakota and Wyoming, 1868. locations of forts. (1859)

Vereingte Staaten von Nord Amerika, 1879. Forts, rivers, settlements in Dakota. (MD 88)

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Fort George. Wi-Iyohi. South Dakota State Historical Society: Pierre, S.D.

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