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Fort Buford Rides the Waves of Prosperity in Northwest Rivalry
Fort Buford currently dominates the historic rivalry with Fort Union at Mondak near the Yellowstone and Missouri junctions. The century long contest began with Fort Union’s 1829 founding, while Fort Buford rose to prominence after 1866, shifting power through rail and prohibition eras, until Mondak's rise and Fort Union’s decline.
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Fort Buford
Fort Union
Missouri
Port Vale
Montana
Buford
North Dakota
Yellowstone
Uri
Union
Pene
Wind River
American Fur Company
Rock pepurabAlrs Pade Company
Lewis and Clark
Mearney
St. Louis
Southern Hotel
Sublette
Coman
Atttsburgh
Wash
N. Campbell
Father de Smet
Fort Laramie
President Grant
Fort William
Jedediah S. Smith
Smith
Campbell
Campoal
Milton Sublette
Wil
Liam
Tetons
Yellowstone Terriout
William L. Sublette
Missouri River
Otto
William
Fur Company
Rankin
Northwest
Fort
Mondak
Dakotas
Montana-Dakota Line
Roosevelt County
Poplar
Wolf Point
Upper
Montana Railroad Commission
Old Fort Union
Kenneth McKensie