Fort Connah Site

Fort Connah Entrance
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	U.S. Route 93
Coordinates	47°24′20″N114°05′14″W / 47.40556°N 114.08722°W / 47.40556; -114.08722
NRHP reference No.	82003173
Added to NRHP	April 28, 1982 [1]

Fort Connah, left

The Fort Connah Site is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located on U.S. Route 93 between St. Ignatius and Charlo, Montana. It was added to the Register on April 28, 1982. The fort was established in 1846 by the Hudson's Bay Company. ^[2] The remaining building is believed to be the oldest standing ^[3] in Montana.

Construction of the Fort began in the fall of 1846 by Neil McArthur and was completed in 1847 by Angus McDonald. ^[2] It remained an important trading post until 1871. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Bradshaw, Glenda Clay (1994). Montana's Historical Highway Markers. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society Press. p. 30. ISBN   0-917298-31-4.
3. Fort Tours. "Fort Connah" . Retrieved February 3, 2012.