Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts P.O. Box 667 St. Ignatius, MT 59865 Phone: 406-745-2768 The St. Ignatius Mission was built in the early 1890's. This Catholic Church is unique because its walls and ceilings have 61 original...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America Stillwater, New York, was named for the calm waters of the Hudson River. This small village, just north of Albany, is built along the banks of the river, close to the Saratoga...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts P.O. Box 211 Stevensville, MT 59870 Phone: 406-777-5734 Fax: 406-777-5734 Email: [email protected] Fr. Pierre DeSmet, S.J., established historic St. Mary's Mission in 1841. It was the first...
Stephens County, Texas During May of 1873, Stockton, a young man from the East, had been batching alone for a few days on the Joe and Jim Browning Ranch, on the Clear Fork, about fifteen miles north and west of Breckenridge. According to...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria From the beginning of Texas' war for independence, Rangers shouldered the fight against the Indians. The New Republic authorized funds for the establishment of an organization of gunmen...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Apaches Ambush Spanish Expedition, 1743* | Baldwin Attacks Cheyennes on McClellan's Creek, 1874 | Battle of Sand Hills | Carr Battles Tall Bull's Cheyennes, 1869 | Cherokee Massacre...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Southern Early American Forts Old Stone Fort Museum Stephen F. Austin Univ. Nacogdoches, TX 75962-0001 (409) 468-2408 The Stone Fort Museum is housed in a 1936 replica, built on a new site, of Don Antonio Gil...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria 14 June 1865; Campo, Colorado: A 70-ox train owned by Semon Baca of Las Vegas, New Mexico, was traveling the Santa Fe Trail to the States. At the recently established Camp Nichols, about...
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