Fort Ridgely Historic Site

Contemporary Sketch Based on Period Sources

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This sketch includes a few variations in the placement of buildings like the bakehouse - it is located in the northeast corner and north of the officer's quarters - at the site.  Note also the fields south of the Fort.
 
Source: Beck, P. (2000). Soldier, Settler, and Sioux: Fort Ridgely and the Minnesota River Valley 1853-1867. Sioux Falls: The Center for Western Studies, Augustana College.

Fort Ridgely Historic Site * 72404 County Road 30* Fairfax * MN * 55332 * Site created and maintained by Fort Ridgely historical interpreter C.J.N., 2004-2006+