On this Date in Minnesota history: July 11

July 11, 1877 – “In the 1870’s there were signs that the life of Fort Ripley was drawing to a close. By 1873 the western frontier was now 500 miles west of Fort Ripley. Even though the Ojibwa didn’t take place in the 1862 outbreak, nervous settlers in the area demanded their removal. Eventually, the Ojibwa were moved north outside the Fort Ripley region and eliminated one of the purposes for a fort in the area. A devastating fire during the night of  January 14 1877 on the north side of the fort complex destroyed the officer’s quarters, the laundresses’ quarters, and storehouse. Rather than rebuild, and with the post no longer being in the “frontier,” Fort Ripley was closed on [this date]. A caretaker was left behind to watch the buildings, and the garrison was removed.”

http://mrcc.sws.uiuc.edu/FORTS/histories/MN_Fort_Ripley_Boulay.pdf

Old Fort Ripley

morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=5112

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