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.

Current Status

Marker only in Montrose, Lee County, Iowa

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1981248

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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

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Des Moines

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