title: La Forge, Missouri
text: # La Forge, Missouri
  
  La Forge is an unincorporated community in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
  
  ## History
  
  A post office called La Forge was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1928. The community was named after the maiden name of the wife of a first settler.
  
  Near La Forge is the La Plant Archeological Site, a prehistoric Native American site listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  
  