Fort Benton Montana Map
Located on the missouri river fort benton was established in 1846 as a trading post for the american fur company.
Fort benton montana map. Established in 1846 fort benton is the oldest settlement in montana. This place is situated in chouteau county montana united states its geographical coordinates are 47 49 6 north 110 40 0 west and its original name with diacritics is fort benton. Constructed in 1854 the kitchen at the original fort benton provided employees of the american fur company a place to butcher game and prepare meals for hungry traders trappers and native americans until 1869. Fort benton from mapcarta the free map.
Where is fort benton montana. As a trading post military fort and head of steamboat navigation fort benton was an important overland connection. Civil war fort benton is one of the oldest settlements in the american west. By 1859 fort benton was connected to walla walla washington by the mullan road.
Tripadvisor has 892 reviews of fort benton hotels attractions and restaurants making it your best fort benton resource. Fort benton is a city in and the county seat of chouteau county montana united states. Fort benton is one of the most historically significant sites in montana. The street map of fort benton is the most basic version which provides you with a comprehensive outline of the city s essentials.
If you are planning on traveling to fort benton use this interactive map to help you locate everything from food to hotels to tourist destinations. In contrast many other places including large cities today were settled in the late 1860s 1870s or 1880s. Fort benton is a city in and the county seat of chouteau county montana united states. No other town played such a prominent role in the opening of the northwestern united states and canada.
The population was 1 464 at the 2010 census. Blm employees montana conservation corps interns volunteers and the river and plains society of fort benton recently came together to excavate a historic kitchen in the birthplace of montana. A portion of the city was designated as a national historic landmark district in 1961. Fort benton neighborhood map.
Fort benton is a city in and the county seat of chouteau county montana united states.