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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1686-1689) - A French colonial trading fort established in 1686 near Stockholm, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Abandoned in 1689. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1686-1689) - A French colonial trading fort established in 1686 near Stockholm, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Abandoned in 1689. Also Known as [[Fort Antoine]]. | ||
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== History | == History == | ||
Established in 1686 by Nicolas Perrot on Lake Pepin near present day Stockholm in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Nicolas Perrot formally took possession of the entire region west of the Great Lakes in the name of the French King Louis XIV on 8 May 1689 at Fort Saint Antoine. | Established in 1686 by Nicolas Perrot on Lake Pepin near present day Stockholm in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Nicolas Perrot formally took possession of the entire region west of the Great Lakes in the name of the French King Louis XIV on 8 May 1689 at Fort Saint Antoine. | ||
Abandoned in 1689. | Abandoned in 1689. | ||
In 1855 a surveyor noted that the fort site occupied "a space of about sixty by forty-five feet, and stood about seventy feet back from the point of highest | In 1855 a surveyor noted that the fort site occupied "a space of about sixty by forty-five feet, and stood about seventy feet back from the point of highest watermark on the lake shore." | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
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HistoryEstablished in 1686 by Nicolas Perrot on Lake Pepin near present day Stockholm in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Nicolas Perrot formally took possession of the entire region west of the Great Lakes in the name of the French King Louis XIV on 8 May 1689 at Fort Saint Antoine. Abandoned in 1689. In 1855 a surveyor noted that the fort site occupied "a space of about sixty by forty-five feet, and stood about seventy feet back from the point of highest watermark on the lake shore." Current StatusMarker located on Lake Pepin two miles southeast of town.
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