Near Mandan in Morton County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Post Hospital

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 11, 2019

1. Post Hospital Marker

Inscription. Completed on November 8, 1872, the hospital was of wood-frame construction and had two 12 bed wards. To save money, the army used paper board instead of plaster to finish the inside walls. Earth commodes adjoined each ward for use by patients too ill to go outside.

Sick reports included diseases such as typhoid, dysentery, rheumatism, syphilis, and alcoholism. The post surgeon and hospital steward also treated gunshot wounds, cuts, and broken bones.

Erected by North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Science & Medicine.

Location. 46° 46.242′ N, 100° 51.135′ W. Marker is near Mandan, North Dakota, in Morton County. It can be reached from Fort Lincoln Road, on the right when traveling south. Located in Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4480 Fort Lincoln Road, Mandan ND 58554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Missouri Plateau and in Greater Bismarck Area. It is also

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in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Scouts (within shouting distance of this marker); Schoolhouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Barracks (about 300 feet away); Laundress' Quarter: "Suds Row" (about 300 feet away); Powder Magazines (about 400 feet away); Officers' Quarters (about 500 feet away); Blockhouses & Palisades (about 600 feet away); Fort Abraham Lincoln Infantry Post (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mandan.

Site of Post Hospital. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, August 11, 2019

2. Site of Post Hospital.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2020, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.