Fort Missoula

Fort Missoula

Infobox_nrhp | name =Fort Missoula Historic District
nrhp_type =


caption =
location= Missoula, Montana
locmapin = Montana
area =
built =1877
architect= Civilian Conservation Corps; Et al.
architecture= Mission/Spanish Revival
added = April 29, 1987
governing_body = General Services Administration
refnum=87000865cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Fort Missoula was established by the United States Army in 1877 on land that is now part of the city of Missoula, Montana, to protect white settlers in Western Montana from possible threats from the native American Indians, such as the Nez Perce.

Beginning in 1888, Fort Missoula was home to the famous "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 25th Infantry Regiment (3rd Formation). While stationed at Fort Missoula, this unit tested the practicality of soldiers traveling by bicycles by conducting numerous training rides, with one ride all the way to St. Louis, Missouri. Interestingly, the Trans-America Bicycle Trail established in 1976 goes through Missoula, and covers some of the routes pedaled by the 25th Regiment.

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External links

* [http://www.fortmissoulamuseum.org/history_ftmsla.php Fort Missoula Museum] : Fort Missoula History
* [http://www.fortmissoulamuseum.org/history_25th.php Fort Missoula Museum] : 25th Infantry Regiment
* [http://www.nrhc.org/history/25thInfantry.html Northern Rockies Heritage Center] : 25th Infantry Buffalo Soldiers

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