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= Fort Rice = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fort Rice (Lakota: Psíŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Wild Rice Village") was a frontier military fort in the 19th century named for American Civil War General James Clay Rice in what was then Dakota Territory and what is now North Dakota. The 50th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment became the garrison in October of 1865. The fort was originally established in 1864 by General Alfred H. Sully and was built by him and the 30th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. The buildings within the fort were comprised of materials that could be found locally, including cottonwood logs for walls and support, and prairie sod for roofing.

The State Historical Society of North Dakota protects the fort area as Fort Rice State Historic Site, located about 30 miles south of Mandan, North Dakota in Morton County. Visitors can see depressions, foundation lines, and WPA corner markers for the original buildings.

1953 tornado
On May 29, 1953, a violent F5 tornado struck the area, killing two people and injuring 20 others.