Fort Keogh
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| Custer County, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Miles City, Montana | |
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| Controlled by | United States |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1876 |
| In use | 1876-1924 |
| Battles/wars | Indian Wars |
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Fort Keogh
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| Nearest city | Miles City, Montana |
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| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1877 |
| NRHP Reference # | 78001680 |
| Added to NRHP | March 8, 1978 |
Coordinates: 46°22′32″N 105°53′00″W / 46.37556°N 105.88333°W
Fort Keogh is a former United States Army post located on the western edge of today's Miles City, Montana. It is situated on the south bank of the Yellowstone River, at the mouth of the Tongue River.
In the wake of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Colonel Nelson A. Miles, commanding the 5th Infantry Regiment, founded the post in August, 1876 as a base for patrols to prevent the Cheyenne and Sioux involved in the battle from escaping to Canada. It was originally called Tongue River Cantonment for two years. When relocated 1 mile west in 1878, it was renamed Fort Keogh in honor of Captain Myles Keogh, who died at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. In 1877 the fort became the headquarters for the newly created military district, the District of the Yellowstone (a sub-unit of the Department of Dakota), commanded by Miles.
Today the former military post is a United States Department of Agriculture livestock and range research station. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The development of Fort Keogh as a military installation soon stimulated traders to supply the liquor and other service businesses that were the beginning of Miles City.
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