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Fort Osage

Fort Osage is a historic place in Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000418.

Sibley, Jackson County, MissouriListed October 15, 1966NRIS #66000418★ National Historic Landmark
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About this place

What is Fort Osage?

Fort Osage was an early 19th-century factory trading post run by the United States Government in western Missouri on the American frontier; it was located in present-day Sibley, Missouri. The Treaty of Fort Clark, signed with certain members of the Osage Nation in 1808, called for the United States to establish Fort Osage as a trading post and to protect the Osage from tribal enemies.

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The record

Listing details

Name
Fort Osage
City
Sibley
County
Jackson County
State
Missouri
Listed on the National Register
October 15, 1966
NRIS reference number
66000418
Resource type
district
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
39.18780, -94.19269
When was Fort Osage listed on the National Register?

Fort Osage was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.

Where is Fort Osage located?

Fort Osage is located in Sibley, Jackson County, Missouri at approximately 39.18780, -94.19269. See the map above.

Is Fort Osage a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Fort Osage is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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