Cemetery

A small cemetery is located in front of the fort.

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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

The graveyard, delineated by stones, is located a short distance northeast of the main entrance to the fort. All of the burials, save one, date from the Bent period. The bodies of George and Robert Bent, brothers of William and Charles, were interred here for several months, before being removed for burial in St. Louis. A single marker, marks the only grave to date from a later time. It is the resting place of Edward Dorris, who died in 1865 during the time the site was used as a stagecoach station. The cemetery is nationally significant because of its association with the commerce, exploration, settlement and military conquest of the American west.