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Completed 2 Jun 1757 by the French, it was rebuilt in 1759-60 but at the end of the [[French & Indian War]] it was abandoned by the French and destroyed by Indians. The British chose not to occupy the ruined fort. | Completed 2 Jun 1757 by the French, it was rebuilt in 1759-60 but at the end of the [[French & Indian War]] it was abandoned by the French and destroyed by Indians. The British chose not to occupy the ruined fort. | ||
== American Fort History== | == American Fort History== | ||
In 1794 the fort was rebuilt by American General [[Anthony Wayne]] | In 1794 the fort was rebuilt over the ruins of the original French fort by American General [[Anthony Wayne]]. American troops occupied the fort through 1817 before it was abandoned. Lewis and Clark stopped at the fort in 1803 to recruit members for the Corps of Discovery and hired on [[Pierre Drouillard]], a key member of the expedition. | ||
In 1850 the fort was again rebuilt as a factory-fort that produced all sorts of military supplies. Throughout the [[U.S. Civil War]] the fort was sporadically occupied by Union troops but was finally abandoned at the end of the war. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of Massac State Park, Illinois. Replica of the 1802 American fort on site. | Part of Massac State Park, Illinois. Replica of the 1802 American fort on site. | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 1 July 2010
Fort Massac (1757-1764, 1794-1817, 1850-1864) - First established by the French in 1757 as Fort Ascension. Renamed Fort Massiac in 1759 after the French minister of marine, the Marquis de Massac. Renamed again by the Americans in 1794 as Fort Massac. Finally abandoned in 1864.
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French Fort History
Completed 2 Jun 1757 by the French, it was rebuilt in 1759-60 but at the end of the French & Indian War it was abandoned by the French and destroyed by Indians. The British chose not to occupy the ruined fort.
American Fort History
In 1794 the fort was rebuilt over the ruins of the original French fort by American General Anthony Wayne. American troops occupied the fort through 1817 before it was abandoned. Lewis and Clark stopped at the fort in 1803 to recruit members for the Corps of Discovery and hired on Pierre Drouillard, a key member of the expedition.
In 1850 the fort was again rebuilt as a factory-fort that produced all sorts of military supplies. Throughout the U.S. Civil War the fort was sporadically occupied by Union troops but was finally abandoned at the end of the war.
Current Status
Part of Massac State Park, Illinois. Replica of the 1802 American fort on site.
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Location: Fort Massac State Park, Massac County, Illinois. Maps & Images Lat: 37.1427778 Long: -88.7116667 |
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 266
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