Fort Buford

Fort Buford was a United States Army Post at the confluence of the and rivers in Dakota Territory, present day , and the site of Sitting Bull's surrender in 1881.
  • Park
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,910 feet (580 metres)
  • …is also known as “Fort Buford State Historic Site”
  • Description: former American Army post in Williams County, North Dakota

Places of Interest

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Places in the Area

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Village
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Latitude
47.98634° or 47° 59′ 11″ north
Longitude
-104.00198° or 104° 0′ 7″ west
Open location code
85VQXXPX+G6
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historic = fort
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leisure = park
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Indonesian—“Fort Buford” goes by many names.
布福德堡Chinese
Fort BufordDanish
Fort BufordIndonesian
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