The Oregon Trail through here?

A north branch of The Oregon Trail ran through Ransom County. One large wagon train arrived at Fort Ransom on July 17, 1867 and stayed until the 24th. The authors of ‘Wagons North: Minnesota to Oregon’ studied diaries of two of the participants and wrote an interesting narrative. The fort was under construction at the time where “everybody is still sheltered in tents since no buildings have yet been erected.” A baby was born while here and a woman went insane. The baby received baptism upon arrival in Helena, Montana while the fate of the upset woman is not mentioned. One of the authors, William C. Sherman, is remembered as Father Sherman who for a time served Enderlin, Sheldon, and Alice Catholic churches. Mr. Guerrero, a retired army veteran, was friends with Sherman and shared a love of North Dakota history.