Fort Abercrombie Historical Marker
Fort Abercrombie Historical Marker is a park in Wilkin, Minnesota. Fort Abercrombie Historical Marker is situated nearby to the hamlet McCauleyville, as well as near the village Kent.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Abercrombie.
Fort Abercrombie
Park
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Abercrombie, in North Dakota, was a United States Army fort established by authority of an Act of Congress, March 3, 1857. The act allocated twenty-five square miles of land on the Red River of the North in Dakota Territory to be used for a military outpost, but the exact location was left to the discretion of Lieutenant Colonel John J.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abercrombie and Kent.
Abercrombie
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Abercrombie is a city in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census. Abercrombie was founded in 1884.
Kent
Village
Kent is a city in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 65 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND-MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Fort Abercrombie Historical Marker
- Type: Park
- Location: Wilkin, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.45333° or 46° 27′ 12″ northLongitude
-96.70333° or 96° 42′ 12″ westElevation
945 feet (288 metres)Open location code
86R5F73W+8MGeoNames ID
5027155
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as McCauleyville and Enloe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Thomas Cemetery and McCauleyville Cemetery.
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