Fort Totten | |
 Buildings at Fort Totten in 2021 | |
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| Location | South of Fort Totten off ND 57 |
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| Nearest city | Fort Totten, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47°58′39″N 98°59′35″W / 47.97750°N 98.99306°W |
| Area | 9.81 acres (3.97 ha) |
| Built | 1868 |
| Website | Official website |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000629[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1971 |
Fort Totten State Historic Site is a historic fort that sits on the shores of Devils Lake near Fort Totten, North Dakota. During its 13 years of operation as a fort, Fort Totten was used during the American Indian wars to enforce the peace among local Native American tribes and to protect transportation routes. After its closing in 1890, it operated until 1959 as a Native American boarding school, called the Fort Totten Indian Industrial School. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971; in its nomination form, the State Historical Society of North Dakota called it "one of the best preserved military posts... in the Trans-Mississippi West for the Indian Wars period".[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Sperry, James E. (October 28, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Totten". National Park Service. Retrieved January 19, 2022. With accompanying pictures