Missoula in Missoula County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
Post Headquarters
(Exchange)
Fort Missoula Historic District
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2019
1. Post Headquarters Marker
Inscription.
Post Headquarters. (Exchange). Originally the post exchange, this building served as a recreation hall for the stationed men. The exchange evolved from the post traders store, an integral element in early forts where the men could buy staples and supplies. As early as 1888, the post exchange or canteen had replaced the post traders store. In time, the post headquarters began to carry food, clothing, jewelry, personal effects, gifts, and other items so that personnel could shop for almost any occasion without leaving the post. Built in 1906 for $21,800, the building served as the post exchange until 1962 when it became the post headquarters. Under the armys sell/lease program, the Naval Reserve training center was located here. The building has since housed Forest Service personnel, the U.S. Army facilities manager, and the Montana Natural History Center.
Originally the post exchange, this building served as a recreation hall for the stationed men. The exchange evolved from the post traders store, an integral element in early forts where the men could buy staples and supplies. As early as 1888, the post exchange or canteen had replaced the post traders store. In time, the post headquarters began to carry food, clothing, jewelry, personal effects, gifts, and other items so that personnel could shop for almost any occasion without leaving the post. Built in 1906 for $21,800, the building served as the post exchange until 1962 when it became the post headquarters. Under the armys sell/lease program, the Naval Reserve training center was located here. The building has since housed Forest Service personnel, the U.S. Army facilities manager, and the Montana Natural History Center.
Erected by Montana National Register Sign Program.
Marker is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County. It can be reached from Fort Missoula Road near C Road, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula MT 59804, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Montana and in Glacier Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
More about this marker. This marker and building are located on the grounds of Fort Missoula.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2019
3. Post Headquarters (Exchange) Building
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 21, 2019
4. Fort Missoula Post Headquarters (T-2) Building and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 13, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
