Fort Zumwalt Fun Facts
O'Fallon Parks & Rec
• Log Cabin is the only War of 1812 site that is located in a public park.
• Jacob Zumwalt lived here for nineteen years and raised ten children from two wives. He moved to Pike County Mo, with one of his sons in 1817 and passed away in 1820.
• Darius Heald built Stony Point, a two-story brick farmhouse, here in the park in the early 1880's. Now known as the Heald Home.
Erected by O'Fallon Parks & Rec.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. 38° 47.769′ N, 90° 42.575′ W. Marker is in O'Fallon, Missouri, in St. Charles County. Marker is on Jessup Drive West, 0.8 miles south of Veterans Memorial Parkway, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Jessup Dr W, O Fallon MO 63366, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Zumwalt's Fresh Water Spring (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Zumwalt Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Zumwalt (approx. 0.2 miles away); AH1G Cobra Gunship (approx. 0.9 miles away); City of O'Fallon, Missouri Veteran's Memorial Walk
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