Tourism & Festivals

Zumwalt's Fort


When the City of O'Fallon purchased Fort Zumwalt State Park for $1 in 1978, it acquired about 48 acres and the ruins of a frontier home fort. Of more than 30 War of 1812 fort sites in Missouri, Zumwalt's Fort is the only one owned by a municipal government.

 

The park is named for Jacob Zumwalt’s settler fort, a fortified log home which sheltered frontier families from Native Americans on the warpath during the War of 1812, which ended in Missouri Territory in 1815. Zumwalt’s Fort is under reconstruction as a gift to the City from the O’Fallon Community Foundation. Plans call for completing the fort in time for City participation in the War of 1812 Bicentennial in 2012.

 

The limestone chimney that marks the site remains from the original fort.

 


Directions

From I-70: Take Exit 217 at Highway K/M. Turn south on K to Veterans Memorial Parkway and turn west. Fort Zumwalt Park will be on your left.


From Highway 40: Exit Highway 40 at K. Turn north on K to Veterans Memorial Parkway and turn west. Fort Zumwalt Park will be on your left.


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