sep 17, 1819 - Establishment of Fort Atkinson
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The US army sent an expedition into present-day Nebraska in hopes of building forts. The expedition led to the establishment of Fort Atkinson. Fort Atkinson was the first US Army post established west of the Missouri River in the unorganized region of the Louisiana Purchase.
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