Fort Belle Fontaine

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Fort Belle Fontaine, formerly known as Cantonment Belle Fontaine, is a former U.S. military base located in St. Louis County, Missouri, across the Mississippi and Missouri rivers from Alton, Illinois. The fort was the first U.S. military installation west of the Mississippi, in the newly acquired Louisiana Territory, and served as a starting point for many expeditions to the American West.

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Cantonment Belle Fontaine; Fort Bellefontaine
fortUnited States Army, historic site, cantonmentLewis and Clark National Historic Trail, Fort Belle Fontaine County Park, United StatesUnited States


Location: 38.8274, -90.2155, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle of St. Louis
    1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War
  • Fort Belle Fontaine
    Lewis and Clark National historic Trail site in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1780Battle of St. LouisMascouten, landing operation, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Kingdom of Spain, Sac and Fox Nation, Kickapoo, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, Sioux, battle, OdawaWikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    linkpageFortWiki page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Inauguralminesweeper, Admirable-class minesweeperWikidata
    organisationarms industry1898Western Cartridge Companyarms industry, businessWikidata
    organisationarms industry1939McDonnell Aircraft Corporationorganization, aerospace manufacturer, arms industry, business, aerospace industry, enterpriseWikidata
    organisationarms industry1967McDonnell Douglasmechanical engineering, arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aircraft construction, aircraft industry, defense contractor, aerospace industry, former entityWikidata
    organisationarms industry2002Boeing Defense, Space & Securityaerospace manufacturer, division, arms industry, aerospace industry, launch service providerWikidata
    sitefort1805Fort Belle Fontainecantonment, fort, historic site, United States ArmyWikidata
    commonsimageFort Bellfontaine Commons
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    commonsimage4 Fort Belle Fontaine Park Commons
    commonsimage1 Fort Belle Fontaine Park, St Louis County, Missouri Commons
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