List of forts in South Dakota

The following is a list of forts in South Dakota.

Forts in South Dakota

Name County Built Notes Fort Bennett Stanley 1870 Originally called the Post at Cheyenne (River) Indian Agency until 1878. Camp Bradley Roberts 1863 Fort Brule Union 1862 Dismantled in 1873. Fort Buckingham Custer 1890 Camp Burt 1875 Fort Cedar Sully 1856 Camp Cheyenne Meade 1890 Built in response to the Sioux Ghost Dance Uprising. Camp Collins Lawrence 1875 Camp Cook 1863 Camp Crook Custer 1876 This Camp Crook was located in Custer. Camp Crook Custer 1876 This Camp Crook was located near Pringle. Camp Crook Lawrence 1876 Camp Crook Pennington 1876 Later evolved into the town of Pactola. Fort Dakota Minnehaha 1865 Fort Defiance Custer 1874 Also known as Gordon Stockade, Union Stockade, and Camp Harney. Fort Dole Charles Mix 1862 Camp Edwards Brookings 1857 Camp George Dewey Minnehaha 1898 Post at Grand River Indian Agency Corson 1870 Fort Hale Lyman 1870 Also called Post at Lower Brulé Indian Agency or Fort Lower Brule. Fort Hutchinson Yankton Fort James 1865 Also known as Fort la Roche or Fort des Roche. Camp Jennison Roberts 1863 Fort Lookout Brule 1856 Camp Marshall Grant 1863 Fort Meade Meade 1878 Known in its early days as Camp Ruhlen and Camp Sturgis. New Fort Pierre Stanley 1859 Fort Pierre Chouteau Stanley 1831 Camp Rains Shannon 1874 Fort Randall Gregory 1856 Camp Rapid Pennington 1925 Rapid City Blockhouse Pennington 1876 Red Canyon Station Fall River 1876 Also known as Camp Collier, Camp Jennings, Military Station, and Camp Red Canyon. Camp Reynolds Meade 1859 Post at Rosebud Indian Agency 1878 Fort Sisseton Marshall 1864 Camp Stanton Custer 1890 Camp Success Custer 1875 Fort Sully Hughes 1863 Also known as Fort Bartlett. Fort Sully Sully 1866 Camp Terry Meade 1875 Set up by the Newton–Jenney Party. Fort Thompson Buffalo 1864 Camp Turtle Pennington 1875 Used by the Newton–Jenney Party. Camp Warren Pennington 1857 Post at Whetstone Indian Agency Gregory 1870 Fort Yankton Yankton 1862

See also List of ghost towns in South Dakota

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