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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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Fort Meade: Peacekeeper of the Black Hills

Fort Meade: Peacekeeper of the Black Hills

Sago, Roberta
Stroschine, Lee

Hardcover

Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)

Armed ForcesGeneral Military HistoryRegional: Midwest

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1540228738
ISBN13: 9781540228734
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Published: Apr 23 2018
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
The gold rush of 1876 brought many miners to the Black Hills. After the defeat of Lt. Col. George Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn in June 1876, miners, concerned about attacks from the Lakota, requested protection from the US Army. However, it was not until 1878 that a military fort, Fort Meade, was established in the area for the protection of the settlers in the Black Hills. Fort Meade is located near Bear Butte and present-day Sturgis, South Dakota. From the home of the 7th Cavalry to hosting Civilian Conservation Corps camp during the Depression to housing German prisoners of war during World War II, Fort Meade kept the peace on the Northern Great Plains for 66 years. Fort Meade then transitioned into a Veterans Administration hospital and a regional training institute for the South Dakota National Guard.

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