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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1812-1815) - A [[War of 1812]] settler | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1812-1815) - A [[War of 1812]] settler fort established in 1812 near Cottleville, Cottleville County, Missouri. Named Fort Coontz after Colonel [[John Coontz]] and [[Nicholas Coontz]]. Abandoned as a fortification in 1815. Also known as [[Coontz Fort]], [[Koontz Fort]], [[Coonz Fort]] and [[Kountz Fort]]. | ||
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== History | == History == | ||
A settler fort erected about | A settler fort which seems to have been erected about 1800; located along Boone's Lick Road, about eight miles west of St. Charles, Missouri. Built as a log structure by the Coontz brothers as a protection against Indian attacks. The misspelling of the name of the two brothers has resulted in misnaming the fort: even on the commemorative boulder marking the site, where it is spelled "Kountz". | ||
After the close of the [[War of 1812]] in 1815, the fort became a tavern. | After the close of the [[War of 1812]] in 1815, the fort became a tavern. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Marker only. | Marker only. | ||
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(F) 38.74433, -90.63809, Fort Coontz Marker | (F) 38.74433, -90.63809, Fort Coontz Marker | ||
(1812-1815) | (1812-1815) | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com North American Forts - Fort Coontz] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com North American Forts - Fort Coontz] | ||
* [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5T8B Waymark - Boone's Lick Road - Kountz Fort (1800)] | * [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5T8B Waymark - Boone's Lick Road - Kountz Fort (1800)] | ||
* [ | * [https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/People/Robert_Edward_Coontz/From_the_Mississippi_to_the_Sea/1*.html#Coontzs_Fort Adm. Robert E. Coontz's autobiography, ''From the Mississippi to the Sea'' p16] | ||
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[[Category:War of 1812 Forts]] | [[Category:War of 1812 Forts]] | ||
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Fort Coontz (1812-1815) - A War of 1812 settler fort established in 1812 near Cottleville, Cottleville County, Missouri. Named Fort Coontz after Colonel John Coontz and Nicholas Coontz. Abandoned as a fortification in 1815. Also known as Coontz Fort, Koontz Fort, Coonz Fort and Kountz Fort. HistoryA settler fort which seems to have been erected about 1800; located along Boone's Lick Road, about eight miles west of St. Charles, Missouri. Built as a log structure by the Coontz brothers as a protection against Indian attacks. The misspelling of the name of the two brothers has resulted in misnaming the fort: even on the commemorative boulder marking the site, where it is spelled "Kountz". After the close of the War of 1812 in 1815, the fort became a tavern. Current StatusMarker only.
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