Book chapter
Fort Des Moines No. 2, 1843–1846
Frontier Forts of Iowa, pp.161-177
University of Iowa Press
09/01/2009
Abstract
During a reconnaissance mission in 1835, Lieutenant Albert M. Lea, First Regiment U.S. Dragoons, recognized the military potential of the point above the mouth of the Raccoon River. About eight feet above the high-water mark and with a broad but lower floodplain across the Des Moines River, the spot was safe from floods. The Des Moines River at this location was wide but easily fordable. Nearby stood ash, box elder, cottonwood, elm, hickory, linden, mulberry, oak, sycamore, walnut, and willow, suitable for firewood and building material. Hickory, oak, and elm also bordered the streams on the higher ground. Tall grasses
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Fort Des Moines No. 2, 1843–1846
- Creators
- CHRISTOPHER M. SchoenWILLIAM E. WhittakerKATHRYN E. M. Gourley
- Contributors
- William E. Whittaker (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Frontier Forts of Iowa, pp.161-177
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2009
- Academic Unit
- Office of the State Archaeologist
- Record Identifier
- 9984622755702771
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