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
Erected 1959 by Maids & Matrons Fed. Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • 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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in the Red River Valley and in Greater Grand Forks Area. It is also 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
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Other nearby markers. At least one 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 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
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 2,702 times since then and 195 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
