15 Facts About Fort Snelling

Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U S state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers.

Fort Snelling served as the primary center for Government forces during the Dakota War of 1862.

The Fort Snelling garrison attempted to keep the peace among the Dakota and other tribes.

Fort Snelling has one of the longest near-continuous weather records in the country.

In 1820 Colonel Josiah Snelling took command of the outpost and the fort's construction.

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Fort Snelling'sskill was such that he was commissioned by Congress to illustrate the six-volume study of Indian Tribes of the United States by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft.

When Fort Snelling was built in 1820, fur traders and officers at the post, including Colonel Snelling, employed slave labor for cooking, cleaning, and other domestic chores.

Fort Snelling became the rendezvous point for the state and federal military forces during the Dakota War of 1862.

In November 1862,1,658 Dakota, all innocent non-combatants, were moved from the Lower Sioux Agency to Fort Snelling, escorted by 300 soldiers under Lieutenant Colonel William Rainey Marshall.

Hatch and his Battalion were ordered from Fort Snelling to retrieve Dakota leaders who had crossed into Canada.

Fort Snelling became a Citizens Military Training Camp for the 351st Infantry Regiment of the 88th Division.

In 1963 Fort Snelling became headquarters of United States Army Reserve 205th Infantry Brigade, that had units throughout the upper Midwest.

Fort Snelling has been reconstructed to replicate its original appearance starting in 1965.

USS Fort Snelling was a Thomaston-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy.

Fort Snelling was laid down on 17 August 1953 by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.