The fort with 35 acres (14 ha) was listed on the National Register in 1973. The listing included 15 contributing buildings and 9 contributing sites.[1][3] Fort Sisseton State Park has a festival the first weekend of June each year with entertainment and reenacting of fort activities. It was used by the United States Army from 1864 to 1889 as an outpost inhabited by cavalry and infantry soldiers. Fort Sisseton was originally named Fort Wadsworth until it was changed to Fort Sisseton on August 29, 1876. The name was changed due to the fact a Fort Wadsworth already existed in New York, and to honor the Sisseton band of Sioux that provided scouts to the fort.
Companies E and G of the 25th Infantry Regiment, an African-American unit, were both reassigned to Fort Sisseton in May 1884 after Fort Hale was abandoned. These companies remained until 1888 when they were reassigned elsewhere.
fort, sisseton, near, britton, south, dakota, established, 1864, historic, state, park, designated, state, historical, park, 1959, listed, national, register, historic, places, national, register, historic, placesu, historic, districtofficers, quarters, photog. Fort Sisseton near Britton South Dakota was established in 1864 As Fort Sisseton Historic State Park it was designated as a State Historical Park in 1959 2 Fort Sisseton is listed on the U S National Register of Historic Places 1 Fort SissetonU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtOfficers quarters photographed 2017Show map of South DakotaShow map of the United StatesNearest cityBritton South DakotaCoordinates45 39 28 N 97 31 50 W 45 65778 N 97 53056 W 45 65778 97 53056Area35 acres 14 ha Built1864NRHP reference No 73001745 1 Added to NRHPMay 10 1973 It has 14 of its original buildings remaining 2 The fort with 35 acres 14 ha was listed on the National Register in 1973 The listing included 15 contributing buildings and 9 contributing sites 1 3 Fort Sisseton State Park has a festival the first weekend of June each year with entertainment and reenacting of fort activities It was used by the United States Army from 1864 to 1889 as an outpost inhabited by cavalry and infantry soldiers Fort Sisseton was originally named Fort Wadsworth until it was changed to Fort Sisseton on August 29 1876 The name was changed due to the fact a Fort Wadsworth already existed in New York and to honor the Sisseton band of Sioux that provided scouts to the fort Contents 1 Buffalo Soldiers at the Fort 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBuffalo Soldiers at the Fort editCompanies E and G of the 25th Infantry Regiment an African American unit were both reassigned to Fort Sisseton in May 1884 after Fort Hale was abandoned These companies remained until 1888 when they were reassigned elsewhere See also editList of South Dakota state parks List of the oldest buildings in South DakotaReferences edit a b c National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b Thune John R Fort Sisseton Local Legacies Library of Congress Retrieved 2008 12 21 Fort Sisseton Historic State Park State of South Dakota Retrieved 2012 07 25 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort Sisseton State Park South Dakota Fort Sisseton Historic State Park official site nbsp This South Dakota state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a property in South Dakota on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fort Sisseton amp oldid 1124822229, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
