Fort Kipp

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Dates used: 1850 - 1860

Location of Fort: Culbertson, MT

Use: Trading

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Established in the spring of1859 by James Kipp for the American Fur Company to compete with Fort Stewart only 600 feet away.  It was located on the Missouri River a few miles above the mouth of the Big Muddy River.  The post was abandoned in 1860 and burned by the Indians.

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