Fort Des Moines (1)

Fort Des Moines (1) (1834-1837) - A U.S. Army post established as Camp Des Moines in 1834 by Lt. Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny, 1st U.S. Dragoons, in Lee County, Iowa. Renamed Fort Des Moines in 1835. Abandoned in 1837. History Established 19 May 1834 as Camp Des Moines by Lt. Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny, 1st U.S. Dragoons to control and protect the Sac and Fox Indians. Abandoned 1 Jun 1837 and the buildings sold to private owners. The fort site became the town of Montrose. Current Status Marker only in Montrose, Lee County, Iowa {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Montrose, Lee County, Iowa. Maps & Images Lat: 40.5317089 Long: -91.4154316 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 535' Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 284 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1981248 Links: North American Forts - Fort Des Moines Visited: 8 Aug 2020