Fort Rice
North Dakota, 1864-1878
The site was made into a state park by North Dakota.

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General Photo (P95)        

            Includes an image of the sutler store, general view of the buildings, and an image of the site of the fort.

Irvine, Javan Bradley (H72-003)

            Letters, 1859-1902. Irvine, an army officer, served in the Civil War and at Fort Rice, Fort Thompson and Fort Sully. This collection contains letters written in 1866-1867 while Irvine was stationed at Fort Rice. Boxes 3346A-3347B

Townsend, Lydia B. (H75-184)

            Lettter,1949. Six page typescript letter discussing the freighting business of Donald Townsend who operated an overland freighting business between Fort Rice and St. Paul, Minnesota. 3543B 

Upper Missouri Sioux Agency (H72-004)

            Records, 1863-1870.  This agency is also known as the Crow Creek Indian Agency. This collection contains correspondence concerning events at the agency and Fort Rice. Box 3644B and MD89

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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 Rice. South Dakota Historical Collections. South Dakota State Historical Society: Pierre, S.D.

Fort Rice. South Dakota History. South Dakota State Historical Society: Pierre, S.D.

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

Frontier Scout, Fort Rice, D.T. [N.D.] : Winegar and Goodwin. 06/29/1865-08/24/1865 (newspaper) 

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