In Old Fort Dodge

In Old Fort Dodge The early days of Fort Dodge and the surrounding area Fort Dodge began as a military post in 1850. He platted the land in 1854.

The post was abandoned by 1853, but the land was sold to speculators, including Major William Williams. in 1855, a federal land office was established in Fort Dodge. The first newspaper, The Sentinel, was established in 1956. In Old Fort Dodge features articles published in the early days of the town, taken from early newspaper articles and published on the day and month they were originally published.

02/14/2019

I would like to invite you to like the Fort Dodge Historic Preservation Commission's page.

A chance for kids to play dress-up and have fun at the Fort!
06/19/2017

A chance for kids to play dress-up and have fun at the Fort!

ANNOUNCEMENT:

We are seeking 10-15 girls and boys, aged 7-11 to be EXTRAS in our History Ambassadors films on Friday, June 23rd.

The School House scene needs children to be seated at desks and quietly/silently acting (just motions no sound). That scene is practiced at 9:30am and filmed at 10:15am.

The Front Street village scene needs kids to be playing, or interacting with adult extras, coming in and out of buildings. Scene practice and filming starts at 11:15am. A Drone will be used to film the scene as well.

This will be first come, first served- based on number of costumes available. Costume fittings will be 11am-3pm on Tuesday, and 12-5pm on Thursday.

Please, contact, Veronica, project manager for this program at 515.835.9627

11/16/2016
06/09/2016

Learn a little about Fort Dodge history and the lives of some of the people buried in Oakland Cemetery.

04/21/2016

I have a favor to ask. I'm trying to boost the page of the Friends of the Oakland Cemetery. I need some likes in order to get the page address simplified. It's here: https://www.facebook.com/Oakland-Cemetery-1383108862010434/. Once the page has enough likes, I can get it changed to not have all the numbers.

The Oakland Cemetery is a public cemetery maintained by the city of Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States.

12/01/2014
10/12/2013

For people in the Fort Dodge area:

Local historian Al Nelson will give a presentation on “History of the Des Moines River” today. We will meet in the large meeting room of the Fort Dodge Public Library from 1 to 3 p.m.

The presentation will cover some of the factors in settling this area. Maps from the 1600s up to 1850 will illustrate the prominence of the Des Moines River for hundreds of years. Some Indian treaties pertinent to our area will be discussed, along with the impact of the Des Moines River Navigation Act.

Al gave me a brief rundown of the Des Moines River Navigation Act and how it affected settlement here and it was a real eye-opener. I had never heard of it before and I was surprised at how much of an impact it had on Fort Dodge. I don't know how much detail he's going to go into on that, but I will say that it's a chance to get history of the area in a way that is more personal.

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