Fort Owen and
St. Mary's Mission
Other Names:
Dates used: 1850 - 1871
Location of Fort: Stevensville, MT
Use: Trading
GPS N: 46-31.214
W: 114-05.820
Established by John Owen in the Bitterroot Valley by purchasing some buildings from part of the complex of St. Mary's Mission established by Father De Smet and operated by Father Ravalli. The trading post was closed when Owen's health failed him in 1871.
For more information see:
American Forts Network (internet)
Encyclopedia of Historic Forts
Custer's Luck
www.virtualmontana.com/montanadirectory/montanalistings/GC/montana3075.HTM
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