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Collection Summary
Collection: 00200 - Russell Reid Photograph Collection
Item: 00021
Title: Plan of Fort Abercrombie (DT)
Date: 1860
Creator: Reid, Russell,--1900-1967
Inscription/Marks: [Russell Reid log for 00200-5x7 negatives] Plan of Fort Abercrombie, D. T. Negative only
Summary: Copy from book of the layout of Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory. Known historically as "the Gateway to the Dakotas," Fort Abercrombie was the first permanent United States military fort established in what was to become North Dakota. It was also the only post in the area to be besieged by Dakota (Sioux) warriors for more than six weeks during the US-Dakota War of 1862. During the conflict, Minnesota Volunteer soldiers manned the fort when area settlers sought shelter there. The "regular" U.S. Army soldiers had been withdrawn during the Civil War and had been replaced by the Minnesota Voluteer Infantry. The fort was not protected by blockhouses or a palisade during the seige, but these defensive structures were constructed soon afterward.
Red ID: PH_I_19774 Image ID: 168350 Image Notes: 00200-5x7-00021

Collection: 00200 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Russell Reid Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1920-1950

Summary: The photo collection reflects Reid’s wide range of interests: North Dakota history and the fauna, flora, and natural history of the state. Many of the views pertain to specific projects of the State Historical Society of North Dakota and, as such, constitute a photographic history of the organization.

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