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From the Library Archives: Fort Sherman, Reed and Bowles Trading Post, and Reedsfort by Nancy Watts

by Kari Denison on May 13, 2020 Permalink

In 1873, a treaty was negotiated with the Crow Indians to give up their reservation on the Yellowstone for a reservation in the Judith Basin. Peter Koch of Bozeman was hired to build a trading post by Nelson Story and Charles W. Read More…