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'''Location:''' Hummel Park, Florence, Douglas County, Nebraska. | '''Location:''' Hummel Park, Florence, Douglas County, Nebraska. Map loin may not be accurate. | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ne.html#lisa North American Forts - Fort Lisa] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/West/ne.html#lisa North American Forts - Fort Lisa] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lisa_(Nebraska) Wikipedia - Fort Lisa] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lisa_(Nebraska) Wikipedia - Fort Lisa] | ||
* [http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0400/frameset_reset.html?http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0400/stories/0401_0122.html Nebraska Studies - Manuel Lisa] | |||
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Revision as of 18:51, 29 October 2013
Fort Lisa (3) (1809, 1812-1823) - A Missouri Fur Company Fur Trading Fort established in 1809 by Manuel Lisa in present day Bellevue, Douglas County, Nebraska. Operated by Major Joshua Pilcher after Lisa's death in 1820. Abandoned in 1823. Also known as Fort Hunt (2) and Lisa's Fort.
Fort Lisa (3) History
Established as a Missouri Fur Company fur trading fort by Manuel Lisa in 1809. Operated by Major Joshua Pilcher after Lisa's death in 1820. Pilcher became president of the Missouri Fur Company on Lisa's death. He closed Fort Lisa in 1823 and moved the operation to Pilcher's Post downriver.
Current Status
Site in Hummel Park, Florence, Douglas County, Nebraska. No remains.
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Location: Hummel Park, Florence, Douglas County, Nebraska. Map loin may not be accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 41.371667 Long: -95.957222 |
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 484
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 82
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