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Events at Fort Osage
1803 The Louisiana Purchase
1804 Lewis and Clark Explore
1808 They build Fort Osage - Osages cede lands to the east
1809 Troops to the Mandans
1811 Astorians to the Pacific - Sibley visits Kaws and Pawnees
1812 War with Great Britain
1816 Daniel Boone at Fort
1819 Garrison to Council Bluffs
1821 Mexican Independence - Santa Fe trade opens
1822 All U.S. factories closed
1825 Santa Fe Trail surveyed from Fort - Osages cede lands
1827 Jackson County organized - Logs of port used by settlers
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Fort Osage
On the first exploration to the Pacific in 1804 Lewis and Clark named this site Fort Point and in 1808 William Clark returned to build a fortified post to win the Indians from Spanish and British influence. It was operated by the United States until 1822.
Fort Osage played an active and important part in the earliest development of the Louisiana Purchase by the Missouri River and Rocky Mountain fur trade and the plains trade with Mexico.
("Indian Peace Medal" symbol at the top.)
(Exploration • Forts, Castles • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.