Fort Lincoln was a military post and detention center located near Bismarck, North Dakota. Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded Incorporated Burleigh County Mayor John Warford Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 71. ...

First established as a military post in 1898 following the retirement of Fort Abraham Lincoln, in 1941 it was converted into a detainment center for German prisoners of war, and U.S. citizens of Japanese and German descent. Fort Lincoln held up to 3600 prisoners. 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Fort Abraham Lincoln was an important infantry and cavalry post about seven miles south of todays Mandan, North Dakota. ... This article is about the year. ...

After World War II, the post was retired. The land is now the site of United Tribes Technical College. This article is becoming very long. ... United Tribes Technical College is a tribal college in Bismarck, North Dakota. ...

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Japanese American internment

Jerome War Relocation Center in Jerome, Arkansas Japanese American Internment refers to the forcible relocation of approximately 110,000[1] Japanese and Japanese Americans (62 percent of whom were United States citizens)[2] [3] from the west coast during World War II to hastily constructed housing facilities called War Relocation...

External link

Dakota Datebook, May 31, 2005, "Fort Lincoln Internment Camp"