Editing Fort Peck, Montana (section)

==History==

The name Fort Peck is associated with Col. Campbell K. Peck, the partner of Elias H. Durfee in the [[Leavenworth, Kansas]] trading firm of Durfee and Peck. In 1867, company employee Abe Farwell constructed the Fort Peck trading post along the [[Missouri River]], which enjoyed a virtual monopoly in trade with the [[Sioux]] and [[Assiniboine]] people. After its short life as a trading post, Fort Peck served as an [[Fort Peck Agency|Indian agency]] from 1873 until 1878. At that time, the agency was moved to its current location at [[Poplar, Montana|Poplar]]. Fort Peck had a post office from 1879 to 1881.

A new town of Fort Peck, located approximately two miles north of the original, was built in 1934 to house [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] employees involved in the construction of the [[Fort Peck Dam]]. Designed to be temporary, the government-owned town nevertheless included many features of a permanent town, including an administrative headquarters, a hospital, stores, a theater, a recreation hall, and other facilities. Totally inadequate to house the 10,000-plus employees, Fort Peck was soon joined by numerous [[shanty town]]s, including Wheeler, New Deal, Delano Heights, and Park Grove. The [[Fort Peck Original Houses Historic District]], the [[Fort Peck Theatre]], and the hospital, administration building, and other associated public works properties are listed in the National Register.<ref>Montana Placenames: From Alzada to Zortman, p. 92. [http://mtplacenames.org/ Montana Placenames Companion Website]</ref>

{{Anchor|Administration Building}}
{{Anchor|Employee's Hotel and Garage}}
{{Anchor|Garage and Fire Station}}
{{Anchor|Hospital}}
{{Anchor|Recreation Hall}}
The Administration Building,<ref name=nrhpdoc1>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=86002058}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Administration Building|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Rebecca J. Otto |date=August 1985 |access-date=July 26, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=86002058|photos=y|title=photo from 1985}}.</ref> the Employee's Hotel and Garage,<ref name=nrhpdoc2>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=86002060}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Employee's Hotel and Garage / Fort Peck Hotel|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Rebecca J. Otto |date=August 1985 |access-date=July 26, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=86002060|photos=y|title=four photos from 1985}}.</ref> the [[Garage and Fire Station (Fort Peck, Montana)|Garage and Fire Station]],<ref name=nrhpdoc3>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=86002063}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Garage and Fire Station / Security Center (Fire & Police) & Vehicle Storage |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Rebecca J. Otto |date=August 1985 |access-date=July 26, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=86002063|photos=y|title=two photos from 1985}}.</ref> the Hospital,<ref name=nrhpdoc4>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=86002054}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hospital / Apartments|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Rebecca J. Otto |date=August 1985 |access-date=July 26, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=86002054|photos=y|title=three photos from 1985}}.</ref> and the Recreation Hall<ref name=nrhpdoc5>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=86002066}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Recreation Hall|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Rebecca J. Otto |date=August 1985 |access-date=July 26, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=86002066|photos=y|title=two photos from 1985}}.</ref> of the government-run town are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].