Fort Belle Fontaine
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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3 Reviews | Write a ReviewA Winter Walk thru Nature & History
Reviewed By JMCSTL January 2021My wife & I joined a cold but sunny January morning trail walk led by friendly volunteers through the upland prairie & wetlands & woodlands & creek basin of the NPS's Fort Belle Fontaine Park. The...
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Reviewed By Cryptic_Tourist November 2020My friend and I came here for the hiking trail and were very surprised at how cool it was! We knew there would be spooky ruins but didn’t know we would see white water rushing by us from the Missouri...
Full Review The first U.S. military installation west of the Mississippi River
Reviewed By Taylor B October 2019I enjoy visiting the ruins of old forts, antebellum mansions, abandoned structures and battlefields. As the first U.S. military installation west of the Mississippi River, Fort Belle Fontaine is...
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