He currently works fulltime as a civil engineer, but is still a smalltown country boy at heart. This thesis presents the history of fort logan, montana. These are excellent websites to start with when searching in and around the area of fort logan and meagher county. Camp baker was originally a subpost of fort benton and was sited on the west bank of the smith river and operated. Army on november 1, 1869, and called camp baker for major e. Native americans were the first inhabitants of the area to become known as the state of montana. Public and private land ownership maps home montana. Merriam, the first principal commander of fort logan. Fort logan was renamed for captain logan, who fell at the battle of the big hole references. This thesis presents the history of tort logan, montana, the whole of the subject matter involves the decade of the lfc. A history of fort logan, camp baker montana by thomas.
Fort logan, montana travel and vacation weather averages, current conditions and forecasts. It is my purpose to show first, that fort logan existed as part of a military policy to establish a chain of military posts in the montana territory for. Meagher county montana white sulphur springs, 1933. Military, rare books, maps, photographs, western americana, western american. My family owns a copy of this book with only a few pages and the covers missing. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. Map of the fort logan military reservation belonging to william. Freeman, 7th infantry, left fort shaw en route to old fort belknap, m. As far as history, i believe the book is a great read.
This website is rich in resources for teaching and learning about montana history. Fort logan and blockhouse is a site on the national register of historic places located near white sulphur springs, montana. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is lakew which is approximately 9 miles away and has an elevation of 5,640 feet 210 feet higher than fort logan historical. Fort logan historical topo map in meagher county, montana. He started working for mro in high school and continued to into his college years. Fort logan, blockhouse, white sulphur springs, meagher. Alphabetical list of forts, reservations, blockhouses, named camps, national and state homes for soldiers, national cemeteries, etc. The fort was established to provide protection for local mining camps and the benton freight route from hostile indians. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Treaties that changed montana history long before euroamericans americans with european infl uence or.
Major multipurpose dams in montana producing power include fort peck, hungry horse, and canyon ferry. Fort logan, 186980 fort william camp baker henry harrison, 1892present reeds fort, 187499 fort keogh. The list of best books on montana history ends at the montana medicine shows genuine montana history. Os, in which the fort existed as an active military establishment. We invite you to orient yourself by taking a guided tour or by reading through this introduction and exploring the site on your own. The land was traded to the federal government in 1892 in exchange for the property now known as macarthur park, in little rock, which had been a military arsenal since the 1830s when arkansas was a territory.
The 8th grade history teacher here in fort benton montana mid 1960s, mr. List of books and articles about montana history online. This book accounts for all these 117 stories with vivid fonts. Fort logan, montana travel weather averages weatherbase. Roots begins with the history of big rock mountain, so named because of its location about three miles upriver from le petit rocher the little rock.
Its objective was to the protect the fort benton to helena freight road, as well as the area miners and settlers. Therefore, as a measure of economy and efficiency, the. If you can help, please contact us through our feedback page. Jack ballard, a retired air force academy history professor whose book images of america. From what i remember, there were publishing problems due to law suits. Fort logan historical topo map in denver county, colorado. In 2011, jack ballard and other friends of historic fort logan gathered nearly 200 historic photographs for a book about fort logan that was published as one of the arcadia publishing companys images of america series.
Wind chills in southern texas were estimated at 25 to. Some of missoula countys fascinating history you will discover includes. Economic diversification the demand for copper in world war ii and the e montana oil boom of the early 1950s stimulated the economy, but the state still faces high transportation costs, a worker shortage, and slowness in regulating resources. Digital collection, publications and ephemera from the montana historical society. This place is also known as former fort logan military reservation and former fort logan military reserve. Fort logan, montana, located in meagher county, was first established by the u. Fort logan, mt blockhouse located in meagher county, montana, the fort was first established by the u. For additional hunting access information, please visit the montana fwp hunt planner map. Fort logan, blockhouse, white sulphur springs, meagher county, mt. On february 11, residents of fort logan, montana, awoke to a temperature of 61 degrees. Due to recent budget cuts, these maps have not been updated since september 2016. Legends of america photo prints montana fort logan, mt. Rocky mountain museum of military history fort missoula regional park 1876 1918, 1921 1947, missoula originally called post at missoula until 1877. When the spanishamerican war began in 1898, the balloon was sent to combat in cuba, along with almost all the troops from fort logan.
Used in the battle of santiago, the balloon was shot down the second day, after gaining important information about the spanish positions. Meagher county historical society, meagher county mont. Extracts of heinigs history can be found in appendix f of major john h. Cover county histories of montana montana memory project. Get directions, maps, and traffic for fort logan, mt. I thought you might like to see a cemetery for fort logan national cemetery i found on. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. By the 1880s, with the transcontinental railroad nearly 20 years old and the wests indigenous people forced onto reservations, the army was looking to close and consolidate its farreaching network of pioneerera forts, said dr. On the 20th of october, 1871, companies b and h, under the command of captain h. Montanas official state website brief history of montana. A history of fort logan, camp baker montana carroll scholars. Charles in 1875 at fort shaw, margaret in 1877 at fort missoula, douglas at. The author wrote and wanted to publish certain things about people who were. There were a number of forts and trading posts in montana, especially along the missouri river.
Unfortunately, we dont know of an official website for fort logan. Fort logan is a populated place in meagher county, mt with an elevation of 4,639 feet, or 1,414 meters above sea level. The whole of the subject matter involves the decade of the 1870s, in which the fort existed as an active military establishment. Logan grew up on a small family ranch just outside of fort benton on the missouri river. A haunted history of denvers crokepatterson mansion ghosts of boulder. Stories of the land companion website and online teachers guide. The fort was originally named camp baker, and established in march 1870.
The fort provided troops for many of the campaigns in western montana, including the nez perce war in 1877. Derek strahan hosted a popular radio show called montana medicine show on the campus of montana state universitybozeman. A satellite image of the fort logan area in meagher county, mt. Hit enter to expand a main menu option health, benefits, etc. It was established in october 1887, when the first soldiers camped on the land, and lasted until 1946, when it was closed following the end of world war ii. Experience a world where warm cookies are delivered to your door. Fort logan was a military installation located eight miles southwest of denver, colorado. Twichel, thomas, a history of fort logan, camp baker montana 1957. The fort, located at the mouth of grant creek, was originally built to protect settlers. The colorado mental health institute at fort logan cmhifl is a 94bed hospital that provides inpatient behavioral health treatment services to adult patients. Author jack stokes ballard holds a phd in american history from ucla, taught history at the air force academy, served a career in the air force, and worked for martin marietta corporation. If the major defensive outposts on the frontier had not survived that year of attack from britishallied indians particularly those led by chillicothe shawnee war chief blackfish the early history of the state would have been greatly altered.
The seventh regiment of infantry the army of the us. The billings trio also note that oglesbys book refers to the location of the fort being on a wooded point between the two rivers. Today, fort roots remains an important part of the veterans health administration. Logans fort was the first line of defense against any british threat coming from the south.
Map of the fort logan military reservation belonging to william gaddis. He has authored several books on aviation history and a biography of col. Fort logan map, photos, satellite view and comments. It also served as a holding place for captured nez perce indians. To access the menus on this page please perform the following steps.
We are a house museum, the field officers quarters were completed in 1889. At fort missoula, we invite visitors to explore the rich history and culture of western montana found throughout our 32 parklike acres. There are probably some historical references which could have been better defined. Fort logan national cemetery in denver, colorado find a. Roots usually referred to simply as fort roots was a military base located in north little rock, arkansas, set on a high promontory overlooking the arkansas river. The four children of charles and isabel rawn were born at four military outposts across the west.
Tribes include the crows in the south central region, the cheyenne in the southeastern part of the state, the blackfeet, assiniboine, and gros ventres in the central and northcentral areas, and the kootenai and salish in the western sector. For current ownership information, please visit the montana cadastral application. Were hiring and looking for joyful people to join our cookie initiative. Camp baker was originally a subpost of fort benton and was sited on the west bank of the smith river and operated 18691870.
The second site was located about 10 miles south of the first location and was active 18701880. Fort logan national cemetery national cemetery administration. The book can be purchased at the museum during open house hours or online at arcadia publishings website. The colorado mental health institute at fort logan cmhifl is a state psychiatric facility serving the citizens of colorado who have a mental illness. It is my purpose to show first, that fort logan existed as part of a military policy to establish a chain of military posts in the montana territory for the protection of the pioneers, and second, to show what.