Near Niagara in Grand Forks County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Old Fort Totten Trail

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2010

1. Old Fort Totten Trail Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Over this trail the Indians carried freight and mail for the U.S. Govt. from Fisher’s Landing to Fort Totten in the years 1879 to 1882.

Erected 1959 by Maids & Matrons Fed. Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 47° 58.592′ N, 97° 46.854′ W. Marker is near Niagara, North Dakota, in Grand Forks County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of U.S. 2 and 21st Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in a pull-out just south of 21st Avenue Northeast on the east side of US Highway 2. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara ND 58266, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Larimore City Hall (approx. 8.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Fort Totten, North Dakota – Protecting the Totten Trail. Fort Totten was just one of a number of posts built to protect the overland route – others

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included Forts Abercrombie, Ransom, Stevenson, and Buford, as well as Fort Benton in Montana. Fort Totten's purpose was to protect the Totten Trail, an overland route that extended across Dakota Territory from southern Minnesota to the goldfields of western Montana, and later, to control and protect the Totten Indian Reservation. (Submitted on September 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2010

2. Old Fort Totten Trail Marker

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 26, 2010

3. Old Fort Totten Trail Marker

(looking south from 21st Avenue Northeast • US Highway 2 in distant right background)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.