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Fort Lisa was started by famed fur trapper Manuel Lisa in North Omaha, Nebraska in 1806, may have been were Sacagawea died, and was home to several firsts in Nebraska history. A fur trapper is a person who is involved the capture of wild mammals for their fur. ...
Manuel Lisa (September 8, 1772 - August 12, 1820) was a well known fur trader and explorer who founded the Missouri Fur Company. ...
North Omaha is in the Missouri River bluffs above Eppley Airfield and Carter Lake North Omaha is an area in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that is defined by its historical and modern neighborhoods, as well as its diverse racial and socio-economic composition. ...
Sacagawea (Sakakawea, Sacajawea, Sacajewea; see below) (c. ...
History Although dates vary according to account, at some point in 1806-07 fur trapper Manuel Lisa established Fort Lisa for the company he and William Clark jointly owned called the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company. The famous Astor Expedition undoubtedly came by the Fort in 1811. The site was reportedly rebuilt in 1812 and became the main post of the Missouri Fur Company. William Clark William Clark (August 1, 1770 - September 1, 1838) was a Scottish-American explorer who accompanied Meriwether Lewis on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ...
The Astor Expedition in 1810-1812 was the first overland expedition from St. ...
Some sources say Sacajawea died at Fort Lisa on December 20, 1812[1]. Sacagawea (Sakakawea, Sacajawea; see below) (c. ...
- "An 1811 journal entry made by Henry Brackenridge, a fur dealer at Fort Manuel Lisa Trading Post on the Missouri River, stated that both Sacagawea and Charbonneau were living at the fort. He recorded that Sacagawea "…had become sickly and longed to revisit her native country." The following year, John Luttig, a clerk at Fort Manuel Lisa recorded in his journal on December 20, 1812, that "…the wife of Charbonneau, a Snake Squaw [the common term used to denote Shoshone Indians], died of putrid fever." He went on to say that she was "aged about 25 years. She left a fine infant girl".[2] Documents held by Clark show that her son Baptiste had already been entrusted by Charbonneau into Clark's care for a boarding school education, at Clark's insistence (Jackson, 1962)."[3]
The Western Engineer, piloted by Stephen Harriman Long, reached the fort in 1819 and was the first steamboat to ply the Missouri River. Aboard the ship were General Henry Atkinson and Captain Stephen Watt Kearny, both important to the future development of the American West, and both of whom later had forts in the Nebraska Territory named after them: Fort Atkinson and Fort Kearny. Stephen Harriman Long (December 30, 1784 - September 4, 1864) was a U.S. engineer, explorer, and military officer. ...
The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the United States. ...
Henry Atkinson (1782 - 1842) was a U.S. army officer. ...
The Western United States, also referred to as the American West or simply The West, traditionally refers to the region constituting the westernmost states of the United States (see geographical terminology section for further discussion of these terms). ...
Nebraska Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from May 30, 1854 until March 1, 1867 when Nebraska became the 37th U.S. state. ...
Fort Atkinson was the first United States Army post estabished west of the Missouri River in the United States. ...
Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the western U.S. during the middle and late 19th century. ...
George Drouillard, a member of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery, was tried for the murder of a deserter from Fort Lisa whom he mortally wounded while trying to capture him.[4]
Details of when the Fort ceased operations are sketchy. At some point after Lisa spent the winter of 1819-20 at Fort Lisa with his third wife, he returned to St. Louis and died. Some point thereafter Fort Lisa was commanded by Joshua Pilcher[5], with the Fort eventually closing and being replaced by Pilcher's Post.[6] Fontenelles Post was established by the American Fur Company near Bellevue, Nebraska in 1806. ...
Location Fort Lisa was located, "at a point between five and six miles below the original Council Bluff - where Lewis and Clark had a council with the Missouri (tribe) and Otoe Indians, August 3, 1804, and now the site of the town of Fort Calhoun..."[7] The site of Fort Lisa is located at 11808 John J Pershing Drive, next to Hummel Park and north of Florence. The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) was the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ...
Otoe-Missouria tribal flag The Missouri or Missouria were an aboriginal tribe that inhabited parts of the midwestern United States before European explorers arrived. ...
Fort Calhoun is a city located in Washington County, Nebraska. ...
Florence is a neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska on the citys north end. ...
The site of Fort Lisa may have influenced the positioning of several nearby historically significant sites, including Fort Atkinson, Cabanne's Trading Post and Cutler's Park.[8] Fort Atkinson was the first United States Army post estabished west of the Missouri River in the United States. ...
Cabannes Trading Post was established in 1822 by the American Fur Company as Fort Robidoux, named for the fur trapper Joseph Robidoux. ...
Influence At the time of its establishment Fort Lisa was the only trading post in the Great Plains region. This made the Fort instrumental in American relations with local tribes, as well as the early settlement of the Nebraska Territory. According to one source, the influence of Manuel Lisa, exerted from Fort Lisa, was strong enough to hold all the Missouri river Indians firmly in alliance with the American people. Lisa is also credited with keeping tribes in the region on the side of the United States during the War of 1812. The Great Plains covers much of the central United States, portions of Canada and Mexico. ...
Nebraska Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from May 30, 1854 until March 1, 1867 when Nebraska became the 37th U.S. state. ...
Combatants United States Native Americans Great Britain, Canadian provincial forces First Nations Peoples Commanders James Madison Henry Dearborn George Prevost Isaac Brock†Tecumseh†Strength •U.S. Regular Army: 35,800 •Rangers: 3,049 •Militia: 458,463* •US Navy & US Marines: (at start of war): •Frigates:6 •Other vessels: 14 •Indigenous...
Fort Lisa provided several firsts in American history:
- First European farmer in Nebraska (Lisa himself)[9]
- First American settlement set up in the recent Louisiana Purchase
- First woman of European descent in Nebraska (Lisa's second wife)
- First steamboat to navigate Nebraska waters, the "Western Engineer", arrived at Fort Lisa on September 19, 1819.[10]
The American Fur Company established Fort Robidoux two and one half miles south of Fort Lisa in 1822, and the proximity of both locations, along with Fort Atkinson, in turn influenced the positioning of Culter's Park, the Mormon Bridge, Fort Omaha, and Florence. These establishments led to the flow of Mormon Trail pioneers, which in turn led to the development of Kanesville, Omaha, Saratoga, and eventually all of North Omaha itself, as well as many further points in America's western expansion. The Louisiana Purchase. ...
The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808. ...
Fort Atkinson was the first United States Army post estabished west of the Missouri River in the United States. ...
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Florence is a neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska on the citys north end. ...
The Mormon Trail or Mormon Pioneer Trail is the 1,300 mile route that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled from 1846-1857. ...
Satellite photo showing Council Bluffs and Omaha, Nebraska Council Bluffs is the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States on the east bank of the Missouri River. ...
Nickname: Gateway to the West Location in Nebraska Coordinates: Country United States State Nebraska County Douglas Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 - Mayor Michael Fahey (D) Area - City 118. ...
North Omaha is in the Missouri River bluffs above Eppley Airfield and Carter Lake North Omaha is a staggeringly diverse area in Omaha, Nebraska that is defined by its historical and modern neighborhoods, as well as its diverse racial and socio-economic composition. ...
See also Cabannes Trading Post was established in 1822 by the American Fur Company as Fort Robidoux, named for the fur trapper Joseph Robidoux. ...
Nebraska Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from May 30, 1854 until March 1, 1867 when Nebraska became the 37th U.S. state. ...
The Louisiana Purchase. ...
References - ^ Helmus, T., Toppin, E., Pounds, N. & Arnsdorf, V. (1990) The United States Yesterday and Today. Silver Burdett & Ginn Inc.
- ^ Drumm, Stella M., ed. (1920). "Journal of a Fur-trading Expedition on the Upper Missouri: John Luttig, 1812-1813". St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society.
- ^ From Butterfield, B "Spirit Wind-Walker". (n.d.) "Sacagawea: Captive, Indian Interpreter, Great American Legend: Her Life and Death".
- ^ Keogh, X. (1998) "The American Federal Interpreter and How the West Was Won". Proteus. VII(3). Summer.
- ^ Davidson-Peters, A. (n.d.) Major Joshua Pilcher
- ^ (n.d.) American Posts: West (Nebraska)
- ^ Morton & Watkins. (n.d.) Fur Trade History of Nebraska.
- ^ (n.d.) Chapter 4: Council Bluffs and Winter Quarters: 1846-1847 in Mormon Pioneer Historic Resource Study. National Park Service.
- ^ (n.d.) Visual Tour of the Nebraska Courts
- ^ (n.d.) Semi-Centennial History of Nebraska - 1904
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