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Located four miles west of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, the site marks the location of the last of four successive French forts named “de Chartres.”. Built in 1753 by the French during their eighteenth-century colonization of the Illinois Country, the massive stone fort was preceded by three wooden forts, with the first fort erected in 1720.
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Les Amis du Fort de Chartres, “Friends of Fort de Chartres,”...
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Les Amis du Fort de Chartres Heart of Illinois Country...
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- Fort de Chartres Winter Rendezvous
Fort de Chartres State Historic Site presents a weekend of...
- La Guiannee at Fort de Chartres
Sunday, December 31, 2023 Sunday, December 31, 7 PM-9 PM....
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Fort de Chartres, located in the American Bottom, was built...
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About the Fort. Inside the fort are the restored powder...
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This shop is part of The Heart of Illinois Country Heritage...
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Fort de Chartres is located at 1350 IL Route 155, 4 miles...
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Hours. Fort de Chartres-Site grounds are open from sunrise...
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Coordinates: 38°05′05″N 90°09′30″W. Fort de Chartres was a French fortification first built in 1720 on the east bank of the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois. It was used as the administrative center for the province, which was part of New France.
- Colonial French Fortification
- Prairie du Rocher, Illinois
- 1720
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Located on Illinois Route 155, four miles west of Prairie du Rocher, the site marks the location of the last of three successive forts named “de Chartres” built by the French during their eighteenth-century colonial occupation of what is today Illinois. The first two forts were erected in the 1720s and were square palisaded wooden ...
Jun 30, 2021 · Quick Facts. Location: Prairie Du Rocher, IL. MANAGED BY: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources. Amenities. 12 listed.
Fort de Chartres was the 18th Century center of the French civil and military government of the Illinois Country. The Fort de Chartres State Historic Site near Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, marks the location of the last of three successive French forts named “de Chartres.”
