Fort Manuel Lisa (1)

Fort Manuel Lisa (1) (1809-1813, 1823) - A Fur Trading Fort established in 1809 by Manuel Lisa and Reuben Lewis of the Missouri Fur Company near present day Pick City, Mercer County, North Dakota. Abandoned in 1813. Reoccupied by Joshua Pilcher in 1822/1823 as Fort Vanderberg. Also known as Fort Manuel (2), Fort Lisa (1), Fort Mandan (2) and Fort Lewis (7).

Fort Manuel Lisa (1) History

Established by Manuel Lisa and Reuben Lewis of the Missouri Fur Company in 1809.

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Abandoned by the Missouri Fur Company in 1813.

Reoccupied by Major Joshua Pilcher in 1822/1823 as Fort Vanderburgh.

Current Status

Site submerged behind Garrison Dam near Pick City, Mercer County, North Dakota.

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:

Manuel Lisa's Fur Trading Posts

Primary Name	Dates	State	Location	AKA Names
Fort Manuel (1)	1812-1813	South Dakota	Under Lake Oahe	None
Cedar Island Post	1811-18??	South Dakota	Under Lake Francis Case	None
Fort Manuel Lisa (1)	1809-1813	North Dakota	Under Garrison Dam project	Fort Manuel (2) Fort Lisa (1) Fort Mandan (2) Fort Lewis (7) Fort Vanderburgh
Fort Raymond (1)	1810-1811	Montana		Fort Manuel (3) Fort Manuel Lisa (2) Fort Remon Fort Lisa (2) Lisa's Post Big Horn Post (2)
Fort Henry (1)	1810-1811	Montana	3 Forks	Three Forks Post Fort at Three Forks Andrew Henry's Post
Fort Lisa (3)	1809, 1812-1823	Nebraska		Fort Hunt (2) Lisa's Fort
Fort Henry (2)	1810-1811	Idaho	Henry's fork of the Snake River	Henry's Post

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Location: Site submerged behind Garrison Dam near Pick City, Mercer County, North Dakota. map point is approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 47.5291406 Long: -101.429987 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: .....'

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 631
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 114

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Manuel Lisa

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