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Fort Atkinson State Historical Park
201 S 7th St, Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-3521
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“Living History”
K I
, Illinois
“Life in the 1800s”
Ft. Atkinson is best to visit on living history weekends. See their website. We visited during... read more
EC13091
Ellicott City, Maryland
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Worth a visit of an hour or so
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NSouth68
Gretna, Louisiana
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An excellent illustration of what Lewis and Clark; and the Native Americans experienced during the exploration of the Mid-West area.
Date of experience: January 2022
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K I
Illinois
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The outpost has been reconstructed. It was in operation 1820-1827 to facilitate peaceful relations between traders and the Indian tribes in the region. Everyone involved with the living history were eager to educate and answer questions.
Date of experience: September 2021
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sharono984
Omaha, Nebraska
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This park is all about the reconstruction of the fort. It was the first Army fort west of the Mississippi. They have done a fabulous job reconstructing the fort. There is even a little store to buy souvenirs and food in. There is a building that holds guest lecturers also. The best time to visit is during living history weekends. Lots of people dressed in time period clothing, and shooting of the canons.
Date of experience: September 2019
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Jeff B
Blair, Nebraska
12421
Fort Atkinson was the first fort west of the Missouri River and it was active from 1820 to 1827. The only time that I have been to this park is when they are having one of their Living History weekends. This is a great time to visit to see what life at a frontier fort in the 1820's.
Date of experience: September 2019
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sharono984
Omaha, Nebraska
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We had a great day visiting the fort. It was living history weekend. So there we a lot of reenactors and people dressed in that time's clothing. We visited with people outside the fort who were showing items from previous wars. My husband got to hold a replica grease gun that he trained with in basic training. We got some great information from the volunteers inside the fort. They even shot three cannons while we were there. It is a great place to visit during Living History weekend!
Date of experience: September 2019
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