From Wikipedia
Built on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Construction began in September 1814 by Zachary Taylor near present-day Warsaw, after he retreated following the Battle of Credit Island, by Davenport, Iowa. It had a commanding view of the Mississippi River, the mouth of the Des Moines River and the foot of the Des Moines Rapids.
The fort could hold a company of soldiers, but was abandoned in late October 1814 when the company retreated to Cap au Gris near St. Louis.
In October 1815, the site was reoccupied and Cantonment Davis established. Troops from it helped build Fort Edwards by the site which was occupied by the army until 1824 and until 1832 by traders.
Build the Fort and They Will Come. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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