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Fort Missoula was established by the United States Army in 1877 on land that is now part of the city of Missoula, Montana, to protect settlers in Western Montana from possible threats from the Native American Indians, such as the Nez Perce.
Fort Fizzle (historical), Missoula County, Montana, el. 3,383 feet (1,031 m) [31] Fort Fizzle is a wooden barricade on the Lolo Trail erected by Missoula volunteers to stop the advance of Chief Joseph during the Nez Perce War in 1877. The barricade failed when the Nez Perce climbed a steep ravine behind the ridge and bypassed the soldiers.
Fort Missoula was established near Missoula, Montana as a permanent military post in 1877 in response to citizen concerns of conflict with local Native American tribes.. In 1941 Fort Missoula was turned over to the "Department of Immigration and Naturalization" for use as an Alien Detention Center for non-military Italian men.
Missoula (/ m ɪ ˈ z uː l ʌ / ⓘ mih-ZOO-lə) is a city in and the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, United States.It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluence with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five mountain ranges, and thus it is often described as the "hub of five valleys". [8]
It remained with the future US 10 route as it passed through Missoula, proceeding west through Montana. The Mullan Road through the Missoula Valley, slightly south of the former US 10 and still in use today as S-263, fostered rapid growth for the burgeoning city, and allowed the U.S. Army to establish Fort Missoula in 1877.
Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana (8 P) Pages in category "Forts in Montana" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
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The Regional designations of Montana vary widely within the U.S state of Montana. The state is a large geographical area (147,046 square miles (380,850 km 2 )) that is split by the Continental Divide , resulting in watersheds draining into the Pacific Ocean , Gulf of Mexico and Hudson's Bay .