Fort Buford
Fort Buford was a United States Army Post at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers in Dakota Territory, present day North Dakota, and the site of Sitting Bull's surrender in 1881.
- Type: Park
- Description: former American Army post in Williams County, North Dakota
- Also known as: “Fort Buford State Historic Site”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site.
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buford.
Buford
Village
Buford is an unincorporated community in Williams County, North Dakota, United States.
Fort Buford
- Categories: historic district, fort, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Williams, North Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.98634° or 47° 59′ 11″ north
Longitude
-104.00198° or 104° 0′ 7″ west
Elevation
1,906 feet (581 metres)
Open location code
85VQXXPX+G6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Indonesian—“Fort Buford” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布福德堡”
- Danish: “Fort Buford”
- French: “fort Buford”
- French: “Fort Buford”
- Indonesian: “Fort Buford”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Nohly and Snowden.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Buford Cemetery and Mondak Cemetery.
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