Fort Totten’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Fort Totten. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFort Totten is a census-designated place (CDP) in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2020 census. Fort Totten is located within the Spirit Lake Reservation and is the site of tribal headquarters. The reservation has a total population estimated at 6,000. Although not formally incorporated as a city, Fort Totten has the largest population of any community in Benson County.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,243 to 1,160 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fort Totten yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Fort Totten’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fort Totten’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFt. Totten, 1900: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Fort Totten
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Fort Totten, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Fort Totten
Fort Totten has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 17 historic buildings, because Fort Totten State Historic Site (Additional Documentation) alone counts 17.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ft. Totten (1900) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.