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The soldiers from Fort Missoula, along with other elements of the 7th Infantry and local civilians, attacked the Nez Perce camp at the Battle of the Big Hole, and were defeated and besieged. Capt. William Logan, second in command at Fort Missoula, was killed. After the battle, four companies returned to Fort Missoula.
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
Map of the United States with Montana highlighted. Montana is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Montana is the 8th least populous state with 1,084,225 inhabitants but the 4th largest by land area spanning 145,545.80 square miles (376,961.9 km 2) of land. [1]
Authors from Montana Name Lifetime Montana connection Comments Refs Dorothy Baker: 1907–1968 Born in Missoula: Novelist [69] Rick Bass: 1958–present Moved to Yaak Valley, near Troy in 1987; lives in Missoula: Novelist; memoirist; environmental activist [70] B. M. Bower: 1871–1940 Lived most of her youth near Big Sandy
Name Notability Association Category Steve Albini: Musician (Big Black, Shellac), music producer Raised Performing arts Aimee Allen: Singer, songwriter Born and raised [1] ...
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.
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.