INVESTIGATING FORT MEADE

INVESTIGATING FORT MEADE

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In Project Archaeology: Investigating Fort Meade, students become archaeologists and historians as they use the tools and skills of inquiry to investigate Fort Meade, in the classroom and at the actual site. Students discover that South Dakota’s historic places are an excellent source of information about our past and that these landmarks continue to benefit our communities in many ways.


Fort Meade was established during the winter of 1878-79 by units of the 1st and 11th infantry and the reorganized 7th Cavalry. The mission of the 10 company post was to provide military protection against the Sioux for the gold-seekers and settlers who had invaded the region both before and after the Black Hills Treaty of 1877.  Though no longer an active military base, Fort Meade still serves as a training site by the 196th Regiment for Officer Candidate School (OCS).