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GPS coordinates of the cemetery are 47.187923°-109.147631°. Public roads from
Lewistown -- US Highway 87 to Gilt Edge Road to Black Butte Road to Fort Maginnis Rd, to Collar Gulch Road --will lead to a car ford over to the site of the fort across Ford Creek on State of Montana land, which creek crossing may or may not be in good shape, but from the creek crossing it is only a short walk of a few hundred yards onto the site of the fort.
244:, the ranch was located close to the fort which provided both protection from a limited Indian threat but a ready market for cattle. However this proximity to Fort Maginnis proved to be a major problem as the army claimed rights to all the hay land surrounding the fort, including that of the DHS ranch. The dispute went on for several years before the army finally returned control of the hay land to the DHS in May 1882.
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in ranching country, on the west side of the Judith
Mountains, along Ford Creek. Foundations and ruins remain. The foundations that remain are substantial enough so that they may be inter-related with a plan of the fort. The GPS coordinates of the site of the fort are 47.185544° -109.138554°. The
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About a half mile in direct distance to the northwest from the center of the fort, and about three quarters of a mile from the fort along a faint two track road is the Fort McGinnis
Cemetery. It is fenced off and appears as an indistinct rectangle on aerial photos. There are still grave markers on
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The site of the fort and its cemetery is little visited as it is in a remote area. The fort, its cemetery, the road from the fort to the cemetery are all on land belonging to the State of
Montana, and are accessible to the public. The site of the fort is located about 27.4 miles (44.1 km)
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some of the graves, including those of non military personnel who were buried there. The cemetery, the road from the fort to the cemetery and the fort are all on land belonging to the State of
Montana, and should be accessible to the public.
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