Fort Henry (2)

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Fort Henry (2) (1810-1811) - Established in 1810 by Andrew Henry, Pierre Menard, John Colter and a group of possibly 60 men for the Missouri Fur Company and Manuel Lisa. Abandoned the next year, 1811.

Fort Henry (2) History

Likely had several small buildings that enabled the group to survive the 1810-1811 winter.

Current Status

Some confusion exists over the naming of the forts created by Manuel Lisa and his company, exact locations are unknown for some of them and this has led to further confusion. The forts and their locations are detailed below:

• Fort Raymond (1807-spring 1813) Montana
• Fort Manuel (1812-Mar 1813) South Dakota (under Lake Oahe)
• Fort Mandan (1809-1813) North Dakota (under Garrison Dam project)
• Fort Henry (1) (1810-1810) Montana (3 Forks)
• Fort Henry (2) (1810-1811) Idaho (Henry's fork of the Snake River)
• Cedar Island (1811-????) South Dakota (under Lake Francis Case)

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Location: Near present day St. Anthony, Fremont County, Idaho. Maps & Images Lat: 43.92472 Long: -111.77083 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

Sources:

• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 52
• Wood, W. Raymond, First Post in the Far West (November 1807 - March 1813), Discovering Lewis & Clark®, http://www.lewis-clark.org , August 2007

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