Fort Dilts
Fort Dilts was a makeshift sod fort built near Rhame, North Dakota, United States, in September 1864 to fend off attacks by Hunkpapa Sioux Indians led by Sitting Bull upon an encircled wagon train of would-be gold-miners and a small military escort of convalescent soldiers.Photo: Karebear575, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Dilts
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic fort in North Dakota, United States
- Categories: historic site, tourism, and fort
- Location: Unorganized Territory of West Bowman, Bowman, North Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
46.27869° or 46° 16′ 43″ northLongitude
-103.77628° or 103° 46′ 35″ westInception
1864Open location code
85RR76HF+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 789741161OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5471071
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