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== Current Status ==
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Markers and replica blockhouse not on actual site in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Markers and replica blockhouse not on actual site in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/in.html#ouia North American Forts - Fort Ouiatenon]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/in.html#ouia North American Forts - Fort Ouiatenon]
* [http://www.tippecanoehistory.org/fort-ouiatenon-historic-park-and-blockhouse/ Tippecanoe County Historical Association (visiting hours and some historical details)]


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Revision as of 09:06, 15 October 2017

Fort Ouiatenon (1722-1763) - A fortified French trading post established in 1722 in present day Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Turned over to the British in 1761. Captured by hostile Indians during Pontiac's War in 1763 and abandoned.

Current Status

Markers and replica blockhouse not on actual site in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

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Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Map point is the location of the replica blockhouse.

Maps & Images

Lat: 40.40634 Long: -86.96356

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: .....'

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 278

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