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Introduction

-Geographical location of Fort Kiowa (Present Day Oacoma, SD) -Relevance to American West (Fur Trade, Hugh Glass, Expansion)

History/Origin

-Originally called Fort Lookout - Fort Kiowa was constructed in 1822 by Joseph Brazeau Jr. of the Berthold, Chouteau, and Pratte French Company. Brazeau fortified the 20,000 square-foot fort with a blockhouse and watchtower to guard against Crow and Sioux attacks. -John Jacob Aster bought Pratte’s Company and as a result Fort Kiowa became part of American Fur Co. -Used by military (South Dakota historical collections, Volume 1

By South Dakota State Historical Society, South Dakota. Dept. of History)

-In late 1830’s Fort Kiowa was abandoned as fur trade fell off, due to scarcity of beaver, lack of demand, and native relations. -In 1840 Joseph LaBarge, a fur trader, bought fort Kiowa. Mission failed. He left and let Fort Kiowa rot.( South Dakota historical collections, Volume 1

By South Dakota State Historical Society, South Dakota. Dept. of History)

-Named after Kiowa people who inhabited upper Missouri Area

Hugh Glass Expedition

-After being mauled by a grizzly bear, Glass set his leg using bear hide, and heroically managed to crawl to Fort Kiowa -Glass was part of Jim Bridger exploration -Legendary story of perseverance

Current Day

-Fort Kiowa is currently underwater, because the banks of the Missouri River have widened over time. -Fort Kiowa is recognized as a national historic fort of South Dakota

Freehlingn (talk) 18:18, 28 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Hello fellow wiki users. As part of a requirement for a class at Boston College i will be completing this wiki page. Any input, whether positive or negative, is highly valued. I will have an updated page in late March. Thank You, Nicholas Freehling — Preceding unsigned comment added by Freehlingn (talk • contribs) 16:09, 1 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

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