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'''Other Forts:'''  
'''Other Forts:'''  


Fort Bellefontaine -- 1805- 1826   First United States fort west of Mississippi river.  
[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/bellefontaine/fort.htm Fort Bellefontaine ]-- 1805- 1826   First United States fort west of Mississippi river.  


Fort Carondolet  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Carondelet Fort Carondolet]


Fort Celeste -- 1789-  
Fort Celeste -- 1789-  


Fort Orleans-- 1723-1728/9  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Orleans Fort Orleans]-- 1723-1728/9  


Fort Osage --1808-1827; originally named Fort Clark  
[http://lewisandclarktrail.com/section1/mocities/kansascity/fortosage/index.htm Fort Osage] --1808-1827; originally named Fort Clark  


Jefferson Barracks -- St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the NARA microfilm set, ''Returns From U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916'', that includes Jefferson Barracks. Textual records of this fort, 1827-1909, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Barracks_Military_Post Jefferson Barracks ]-- St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the NARA microfilm set, ''Returns From U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916'', that includes Jefferson Barracks. Textual records of this fort, 1827-1909, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/393.html Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920], under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).  


For [[Missouri]] the following sources are also very helpful. Most are available at:  
For [[Missouri]] the following sources are also very helpful. Most are available at:  
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