The first fort built by a European country on the Missouri River and the first settlement in Missouri, Fort Orleans is an important site for the state’s history. Although the exact site of the fort is unknown, a marker on US Highway 24 commemorates its importance to the region. The fort was initially used by the French as a site for trading with Native Americans, but was later abandoned in the late 1720s. The State Historical Society of Missouri and the Missouri State Highway Commission established this marker in 1953. While Lewis and Clark visited this area and were looking for the fort, they found no traces of a settlement, according to their journal entries.
32146 MO-122, Miami, MO 65344, USA
Distance: 8.99 mi (straight line)
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Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park, Missouri 122, Miami, MO, USA
Distance: 8.99 mi (straight line)
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321 E Walnut St, Waverly, MO 64096, USA
Distance: 19.77 mi (straight line)
Lyceum Theatre, High Street, Arrow Rock, MO, USA
Distance: 26.24 mi (straight line)
Arrow Rock, MO, USA
Distance: 26.26 mi (straight line)
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J Huston Tavern, Main Street, Arrow Rock, MO, USA
Distance: 26.28 mi (straight line)
Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site, County Road AA, Nelson, MO, USA
Distance: 26.86 mi (straight line)
Big River Ranch, Goodloe Orchard Road, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 34.60 mi (straight line)
Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, Delaware Street, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 37.70 mi (straight line)
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Wentworth Military Academy Museum, 13th Street, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 37.79 mi (straight line)
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Lexington Historical Museum, 13th Street, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 37.79 mi (straight line)
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Lafayette County Courthouse, Main Street, Lexington, MO, USA
Distance: 37.95 mi (straight line)
Derailed Coffee Bar & Cafe, West Spring Street, Boonville, MO, USA
Distance: 37.95 mi (straight line)
Hotel Frederick, High Street, Boonville, MO, USA
Distance: 37.98 mi (straight line)
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