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Fort Belle Fontaine
North end of Bellefontaine Rd.
at the Missouri Hills Home
St. Louis , MO 63138
at the Missouri Hills Home
St. Louis , MO 63138
Site of Fort Belle Fontaine, first U.S. military installation west of the Mississippi River and a stopover point for expeditions heading west. On their return trip to St. Louis in 1806, Lewis & Clark spent a night at the fort. The fort is gone, its site covered by shifts in the Missouri River, but interpretive signs explain the site's significance. FREE.
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