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Fort Lisa (Nebraska)

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Missouri river in Omaha, Nebraska
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Fort Lisa (1812–1823) was established in 1812 in what is now North Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska by famed fur trader Manuel Lisa and the Missouri Fur Company, which was based in Saint Louis. The fort was associated with several firsts in Nebraska history: Lisa was the first European farmer in Nebraska; it was the first settlement by American citizens set up in the then-recent Louisiana Purchase; Lisa's wife (his third) was the first woman resident of European descent in Nebraska; and the first steamboat to navigate Nebraska waters, the Western Engineer, arrived at Fort Lisa in September 1819.

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Fort Lisa (Nebraska)
Dodge Park Road, Omaha

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N 41.361 ° E -95.939 °
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Dodge Park Road
68112 Omaha
Nebraska, United States
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