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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.
Districts Listings in Missoula [1] Property name Address Listing date Duncan Block: 232-240 N Higgins Ave: October 17, 1997: Fort Missoula Historic District: Reserve St and South Ave: April 29, 1987: Lower Rattlesnake Historic District: roughly bounded by Vene St., Greenough Park, Elm St. and Pierce St. June 10, 1999: Lolo Trail
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.
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.
Montana is divided into 56 counties and contains 129 municipalities consisting of cities and towns. [1] Montana's municipalities cover only 1.2% of the state's land mass but are home to 53.8% of its population. [2] The Montana Code 7-1-4124 gives municipal governments in Montana powers to enact ordinances, borrow money, and enact eminent domain ...
Fort Condé. Fort Armstrong; Fort Bibb; Fort Bowyer; Fort Carney; Fort Claiborne; Fort Condé, open to the public; Fort Crawford; Fort Dale; Fort Decatur; Fort Easley; Fort Gaines; Fort Glass; Fort Hampton; Fort Harker; Fort Hull; Fort Jackson, open to the public; Fort Landrum; Fort Leslie; Fort Likens; Fort Madison; Fort McClellan; Fort ...