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Fort Ridgely is located 7 miles south of Fairfax, MN on State Highway #4
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Museum Hours
(During Interpretive Season)
10
a.m. -
5 p.m.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
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The Interpretive Center/ Museum is OPEN
for the season. Outdoor interpretive signs are available year-round to visitors.
The site is open for school tours scheduled
in advance during the interpretive season
Call: 507-426-7888
Fort Ridgely Historic Site
72404 County Road
30
Fairfax, MN 55332
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Soldiers left Fort Ridgely
in 1867 and one Sergeant Howard remained behind to attend to remaining duties. After 14 years, the garrison that once
trained soldiers for the Civil War and remained intact after two attacks became a memory as many considered the frontier
now farther west. In time, area inhabitants scavenged and made use of wood, windows, hinges and even the granite
and field stones to build their own dwellings. This officer's quarters remains today only in foundation form.
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