Fort Randall
The Fort Randall Military Post was established in 1856 to help keep peace on the frontier. It was located on the south side of the Missouri River in South Dakota, just below the present site of the Fort Randall Dam.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: fort in South Dakota
- Also known as: “Fort Randall Military Post”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pickstown and Gross.
Pickstown
Village
Pickstown is a town in southern Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 230 at the 2020 census. It was named after U.S. Army General Lewis A. Pickstown is situated 6 miles northeast of Fort Randall.
Gross
Village
Photo: Ammodramus, Public domain.
Gross is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 3. In the 2000 United States census, it was one of only eight places with a population of five people. Gross is situated 6 miles southeast of Fort Randall.
Fort Randall
- Categories: fort and locality
- Location: Unorganized Territory of Southeast Gregory, Gregory, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.02444° or 43° 1′ 28″ northLongitude
-98.62425° or 98° 37′ 27″ westElevation
1,444 feet (440 metres)Open location code
86M329FG+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 151363832OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Fort Randall” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Randall”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن راندال”
- French: “fort Randall”
- French: “Fort Randall”
- German: “Fort Randall”
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