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Fort Lincoln Internment Camp was a military post and internment camp located south of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, on the east side of the Missouri River. It was first established as a military post in 1895 to replace Fort Yates, following the closure of the original Fort Abraham Lincoln on the west side of the Missouri River in 1891. During the interwar period, it was a training site for units of the Seventh Corps Area. In April 1941, it was converted into an internment camp for enemy aliens (German and Italian seamen who were captured in U.S. waters, despite the U.S. technically remaining neutral at that time). 800 Italian seamen arrived when the camp opened in April but were soon after transferred to Fort Missoula, Montana.
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World Prisons. (2026). Fort Lincoln Internment Camp. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fort-lincoln-internment-camp
"Fort Lincoln Internment Camp." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fort-lincoln-internment-camp.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Fort Lincoln Internment Camp},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fort-lincoln-internment-camp},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}