Fort Thompson was named in honor of Clark W. Thompson, an unscrupulous man with a very checkered past, who was Superintendent of Indian Affairs at the time. Built at the mouth of Soldier Creek on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation 25 miles north of Chamberlain, the military fort opened in 1864 and closed in 1867.
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Fort Thompson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Buffalo County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,282 at the 2010 census, making it the ...
Sep 8, 2008 · Old Fort Thompson, just below the Big Bend Dam, was a stockaded establishment set up by the Federal Government in 1863 for the incarceration of ...
Fort Thompson was built in 1863 after the War of the Outbreak. It was named for Col. Clark W. Thompson who built the fort.
Jul 7, 2020 · Fort Thompson (1) (1864-1867, 1870-1871) - First established in September 1864 by Captain Nelson Minor, Dakota Cavalry.
The Fort Thompson Mounds are a complex of ancient archaeological sites in Buffalo County, South Dakota, near Fort Thompson and within the Crow Creek ...
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Feb 8, 2024 · The Dakota Oyate past, present, and future. Explore the history of Lakota/Dakota Code Talkers, a mural highlighting tribal culture, ...
Sep 29, 2021 · Fort Thompson is located in central South Dakota on the east bank of the Missouri River in Buffalo County. The community landscape extends ...
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On arrival, May 30, 1863 Ft. Thompson was named for Clark W. Thompson, the Northern Indian Superintendent. The Santee Sioux reserve was S of Sneotka (Soldier) ...