Fort Benton (other)
Fort Benton may refer to: * Fort Benton (Patterson, Missouri), listed on the NRHP in Missouri * Fort Benton, Montana, a town in Montana ** Fort Benton Historic District, a National Historic Landmark See also * Benton (other) * Benton City (other) * Benton Station (other) * Bentonville (other) Bentonville may refer to: *Bentonville, Arkansas ** Downtown Bentonville, Bentonville, Arkansas, United States ** Bentonville Municipal Airport (KVBT, VBT), Benton County, Arkansas, United States ** Bentonville Train Station, Bentonville, Arkans ...

Fort Benton (Patterson, Missouri)
Fort Benton, also known as Fort Hill, is a historic American Civil War fortification located near Patterson, Wayne County, Missouri. Its earthen walls measure approximately 100 feet by 100 feet. The fortification supported an encampment of Union troops stationed at Patterson to secure the area against local Confederate guerillas. It was also one of a string of fortifications designed protect Union Missouri from invasion from Confederate Arkansas. (includes 10 photographs) Fort Benton was named after William Plummer Benton It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 2002. References Missouri in the American Civil War Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Buildings an ...
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Fort Benton, Montana
Fort Benton is a city in and the county seat of Chouteau County, Montana, United States. Established in 1846, Fort Benton is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Montana. The city's waterfront area, the most important aspect of its 19th century growth, was designated the Fort Benton Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, in 1961. The population was 1,449 at the 2020 census. History Established in 1846 by Alexander Culbertson, who worked for Auguste Chouteau and Pierre Chouteau, Jr. of St. Louis, the original fort was the last fur trading post on the Upper Missouri River, Chouteau County Courthouse, 2009 the fort became an important economic center. For 30 years, the port attracted steamboats carrying goods, merchants, gold miners and settlers, coming from New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Hannibal, Bismarck, Kansas City, etc. As the terminus for the 642-mile-long Mullan Road, completed by the United States Army in 1860, and at the head of navigation of ...
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Fort Benton Historic District
The Fort Benton Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the historic waterfront areas of Fort Benton, Montana. Founded as a fur trading post at the head of navigation of the Missouri River, it was prior the advent of the railroad one of the nation's largest inland ports, playing a pivotal role in the development of the American and Canadian West. The Front Street and waterfront area of the city preserves elements of this history. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, although its boundaries were not formally determined until 2012. Description and history Fort Benton was founded in 1846-48 by Alexander Culbertson, a fur trader working for the Chouteau brothers firm. It was named for Senator Thomas Hart Benton, and was originally little more than a palisaded fort, with the facilities of the trading firm within. At first goods were moved up and down the river by keelboats and other human or animal-powered watercraft. In 1859 ...
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Benton (other)
Benton may refer to: Places Canada *Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick *Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador United Kingdom *Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming * Benton, Tyne and Wear United States *Benton, Alabama *Benton, Arkansas *Benton, California *Benton, Illinois *Benton, Indiana *Benton, Iowa *Benton, Kansas *Benton, Kentucky *Benton, Louisiana *Benton, Maine * Benton, Michigan *Benton, Missouri *Benton, New Hampshire *Benton, New York *Benton, Ohio *Benton, Pennsylvania (other) *Benton, Tennessee *Benton, Wisconsin *Benton (town), Wisconsin *Benton (Middleburg, Virginia), a historic house *Benton Charter Township, Michigan *Benton Crossing, California *Benton Harbor, Michigan *Benton Hot Springs, California (ghost town) *Benton Ridge, Ohio *Fort Benton, Montana *Lake Benton, Minnesota *Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California People * Benton (surname) Other * The Benton meteorite of 1949, which fell ...
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Benton City (other)
Benton City is the name of some places in the United States of America: *Benton City, Missouri *Benton City, Washington *Benton City, Texas (ghost town) See also *Benton (other) * Benton Station (other) *Bentonville (other) *Fort Benton (other) Fort Benton may refer to: * Fort Benton (Patterson, Missouri), listed on the NRHP in Missouri * Fort Benton, Montana, a town in Montana ** Fort Benton Historic District, a National Historic Landmark See also * Benton (other) * Benton ...

Benton Station (other)
Benton Station may refer to: * Benton Station, Alberta, Canada *Benton Station, an earlier name for Benton, California, United States * Benton Station, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in the United States *Benton Metro station, North Tyneside, England See also * Benton (other) * Benton City (other) * Fort Benton (other) * Bentonville (other) Bentonville may refer to: *Bentonville, Arkansas ** Downtown Bentonville, Bentonville, Arkansas, United States ** Bentonville Municipal Airport (KVBT, VBT), Benton County, Arkansas, United States ** Bentonville Train Station, Bentonville, Arkansas, ...