Talk:Fort Lisa

Two Fort Lisas
According to this 1825 article on Manuel Lisa published by the State Historical Society of Iowa, there were two forts named Fort Lisa. Only the second, built in 1812, was near Omaha. The first was farther north in Mandan country. The article from the local paper on the Ioway Nation website, while it got the name wrong by calling it Fort Liasr (probably a typo), may have been more accurate related to where the first fort was, saying it was 200 miles north of Omaha. Both forts named Lisa followed the first Manuel Lisa built, which he called Fort Raymond after his son, at the mouth of the Big Horn River in 1806-1807.--Parkwells (talk) 13:44, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I created Fort Lisa (Nebraska) and Fort Lisa (North Dakota) in response to your findings Parkwells. I was aware of the difference, and only had to move forward with creating the content. Thanks for beating me to the draw. • Freechild   'sup?   02:56, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

2nd wife wasn't European
The article on Manuel Lisa says that his second wife was from the Omaha tribe. The first and third wives were European.--Parkwells (talk) 23:29, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Corrected in Fort Lisa (Nebraska). • Freechild   'sup?   02:56, 7 August 2008 (UTC)