Old Fort (Miami, Missouri)

Old Fort
Location Van Meter State Park, near Miami, Missouri
Coordinates 39°16′22″N 93°15′49″W / 39.27278°N 93.26361°W / 39.27278; -93.26361Coordinates: 39°16′22″N 93°15′49″W / 39.27278°N 93.26361°W / 39.27278; -93.26361
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
NRHP reference # 72000731[1]
Added to NRHP January 13, 1972

Old Fort, also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23SA104, is a historic archaeological site located at Van Meter State Park near Miami, Saline County, Missouri. It was first identified in 1879. It is an earthwork embankment dating to the period just before and/or during contact with the first Euro-American explorers.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Missouri Archaeological Society (January 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Fort (23SA104)". Missouri Archaeological Society. Retrieved 2017-02-01.


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