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Pentagon Site, West of Barry's Landing off Highway 37, Fort Smith, Big Horn County, MT
LocationWest of Barry's Landing off Highway 37,
Fort Smith vicinity, MT
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS MT-105
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N340).
Building/structure dates:
1825 initial construction
Significance: The Pentagon Site contains two good examples of crib-style timber structures. Hundreds of crib-style timber structures were once found in the Northern Plains. Today only about 50 or 60 structures remain in upright positions. They housed Indian war parties and were most common during the historic period when Plains Indians increased their expeditions to steal horses. They were likely built between A.D. 1825 and 1875.
Subjects
Pentagonal BuildingsIndians Of North AmericaWooden Buildings
Related Names
Plains Indians
Loendorf, Lawrence L., Historian
Fraser, Clayton B., Photographer
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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