Fort Matson

Fort Matson (1832-1833) - A Black Hawk War Fort established in 1832 near present-day Sublette, Adair County, Missouri. Named Fort Matson after Captain Richard Matson the fort commander. Abandoned in 1833. Also known as Fort Madison Fort Matson Marker Locale. Fort Madison Cemetery in background. History Fort Matson was one of two Black Hawk War forts established for settler protection in present-day Adair County. The other fort was Fort Clark (15) Captain Richard Madison of Ralls County was sent to present-day Sublette in Adair County to built a palisaded blockhouse for settler protection at the outbreak of the Black Hawk War. The fort had a stockade, a shed for horses, a log building for storage, and a blockhouse surrounded by a palisade for protection. The Black Hawk War only lasted some 5 months ending in September 1832, the garrison remained over the winter and the abandoned the fort. Current Status Fort Matson Marker Text. A large boulder with an attached plaque from the DAR marks the site of the fort. This marker is located on the left side of the access road to the Fort Madison Cemetery off of Fort Madison Way. Location: Fort Madison Cemetery access road at 27640 Fort Madison Way near Sublette, Adair County, Missouri. Maps & Images Lat: 40.30933 Long: -92.52279 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 936' GPS Locations: 40.30933, -92.52279 Cemetery Road 40.30876, -92.52289 Marker Location See Also: Fort Clark (15) Black Hawk War 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 461. Baker, Kimberly, For Their Homelands, Pdf Links: North American Forts - Fort Matson Visited: 20 Aug 2020