Garrison is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 1,453 at the 2010 census. Garrison was founded in 1905 by brothers Theodore and Cecil Taylor. Theodore was a rancher in nearby Montrail County, and later was elected Sheriff of Burleigh County. The brother's direct ancestor was Joseph Henry Taylor, trapper and author of four books and numerous newspaper articles during his 40 years of pioneering in North Dakota. His books included Frontier and Indian Life and its companion, Kaleidescope Lives.