Fort Stevenson

The fort was named for Thomas G. Stevenson, a Civil War general who was killed in the Battle of Spotsylvania.

In 1901 the lands encompassing the Fort Stevenson Military Reservation were sold to Black and Associates, a group of eastern businessmen.

The location was inundated by the rising waters of Garrison Reservoir, later renamed Lake Sakakawea, in the late 1950s and today is under about 120 feet of water.

The site was located about nine miles southwest of the city of Garrison, ND.

Fort Stevenson State Park, located on the shores of Lake Sakakawea about 4 miles from the original fort's location, includes a replica of the fort's guardhouse, constructed in 2003, which serves as a museum and information center relating to the old military installation.