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When Fort Union was demolished, this
fort was built (1866) and closed in 1895;
it housed six companies of military and
cavalry. Here is where Sitting Bull sur-
rendered. We walk around the cemetery
noting deaths by murder, suicide, and
disease at young ages.
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Red Bottom Powwow, accompanied by Carla Hunsley (Exec. Dir. Missouri River
Country).
SCobEy'S pIoNEEr toWN
Sunday begins with a drive over an
undulating road along green fields and
under a saucer-blue sky to Scobey. (See
Daniels County Museum on Facebook).
Here 35 structures from an old town are
maintained as well as a vast collection of
vintage cars. I ride in a 1924 Model T, but
it has to be pushed to start. The theatre
is large, with old-fashioned charm, and
houses a huge projector that was used
for silent movies. Plan ahead to visit the
last weekend in June in order to see the
Dirty Shame Show. "Dirty Shame", a term
which originated here, comes from a man
being caught under floor boards with
liquor during Prohibition.
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Pioneer Town
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