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Trip Planner:   USA  /  North Dakota  /  Williston  /  Fort Buford State Historic Site

Fort Buford State Historic Site, Williston

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Military Museum · Historic Site
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Fort Buford State Historic Site and The Missouri-Yellowstone Interpretive Center commemorate the historic and scenic importance of the Confluence area. Fort Buford was the most important military post on the northern frontier during the Plains Indian Wars. The Missouri-Yellowstone Interpretive Center commemorates the confluence of two mighty rivers.

Things to do at the sites includes:

Permanent & Temporary Exhibits

Picnic Area and Campgrounds

Walking Trail

Bird Watching

Stone Powder Magazine

Post Cemetary Site

Officer's Quarters building

Museum exhibit and video

Self-guided site tour

Modern facilities on site

Picnic area and campgrounds

Fort Buford Sixth Infantry Frontier Military Encampment

There is an admission fee to view the museum gallaries and to tour Fort Buford

Nature walks, on-site camping and the view is always free.
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Fort Buford State Historic Site reviews

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  • By EC13091
    We hadn’t intended to visit Fort Buford, but as it was included in the price of our visit to the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Visitor Center (see separate review), we ventured down the road, and... 
    We hadn’t intended to visit Fort Buford, but as it was included in the price of our visit to the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Visitor Center (see separate review), we ventured down the road, and...  more »
  • By NorthNomad4675
    Do not miss the site where Sitting Bull surrendered his rifle to the US Army. Guides are friendly and well-informed, and museum dedicated to the life of Sitting Bull and the Fort is one of the... 
    Do not miss the site where Sitting Bull surrendered his rifle to the US Army. Guides are friendly and well-informed, and museum dedicated to the life of Sitting Bull and the Fort is one of the...  more »
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  • By An law
    Interesting and well done historic site. Two guides there, one Native American, were enthusiastic and so knowledgeable. Unique facts about the site and its story. The cemetery gravestones most tell cause of death. Well worth a visit. Admission is free if u visit the confluence center nesrby. Lots of grasshoppers! We left there and headed to a car wash!
  • By Nikol Richards
    I love old military sites. Especially ones with nice walkways, and great plaques filled with bits of history. We didn't get there in time to do a tour, so that was a downside, but we still enjoyed it!
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