| Fort Zumwalt Park | |
|---|---|
 Reconstructed Fort Zumwalt, 2017 | |
| Location | O'Fallon, Missouri |
| Area | 48 acres (19 ha) |
| Built | 1798 (Zumwalt), 1884 (Heald) |
| Rebuilt | 2015 (Zumwalt) |
| Restored | 2001 (Heald) |
| Restored by | O'Fallon Community Foundation |
| Governing body | City of O'Fallon |
  Location of Fort Zumwalt Park in Missouri  Fort Zumwalt Park (the United States) | |
Fort Zumwalt Park is a park in O'Fallon, Missouri, that features the rebuilt homestead fort of Jacob Zumwalt.
The park's total area is 48 acres (19 ha) with 4-acre (1.6 ha) Lake Whetsel, a picnic pavilion, a shelter house, and a children's playground with equipment. The lake is open for fishing from February though October (7 am–7 pm).[1] Fort Zumwalt Park hosts O'Fallon's annual Celebration of Lights, a drive-through display of light decorations, every Christmas season,[2] and is home to the St. Charles Model Railroad Club.[3] The site also includes the Darius Heald Home.[4] Formerly a state park since 1939, the State of Missouri sold the property to the City of O'Fallon in 1978 for one dollar.[5] The Heald Home was restored in 2001, and reconstruction of Zumwalt's fort was completed in 2015.
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- ^ "St. Louis Region Holidays". LASR.net. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "Club Info". St. Charles Model Railroad Club. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "St. Charles County Outdoors: Fort Zumwalt". Archived from the original on July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Fort Zumwalt Park – O'Fallon, MO Waymark". Waymarking. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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