Old Fort, also known as Missouri Archaeological Survey Number 23SA104, is a historic

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located at

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near

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, Saline County, Missouri. It was first identified in 1879. It is an earthwork embankment dating to the period just before and/or during contact with the first Euro-American explorers. It was added to the

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in 1972.

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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Buildings and structures in Saline County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Saline County, Missouri {{SalineCountyMO-NRHP-stub