Sites of interest Fort Totten State Historic Site is a fort built after the American Civil War by the United States Army to protect European-American settlers in the area. It was also used as the site of the Devil's Lake Indian Agency (the original name of the reservation). Later the fort was adapted for use as an Indian boarding school, one of several run by the federal government via the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
siteS of inTEreSt fort totten stAtE HistoRic SitE is A fort builT afteR The amerIcan cIvil war by The United statES ARmY to pROtEcT euROpeAn-American sETtlers iN the aReA. it wAs Also UseD as thE siTe of thE devil's lake indiAn aGeNcY (the oRiginal namE of the ReSERVaTion). lAter tHe FoRt was aDapted fOr usE aS an iNDian boardINg sChool, one of seVeRaL run By thE FedeRaL governMent via The BuReaU of INdIan AFfAiRS.