Fort Saint Antoine

Fort Saint Antoine (1686-1689) - A French colonial trading fort established in 1686 near Stockholm, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Abandoned in 1689. History of 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. 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 water mark on the lake shore." Current Status Marker located on Lake Pepin two miles southeast of town. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Near Stockholm, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Map point is the marker location. Maps & Images Lat: 44.46535 Long: -92.22458 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: yyyyy' See Also: 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 853. Links: North American Forts - Fort Saint Antoine Wikipedia - Fort Saint Antoine HMDB - Site of Fort St. Antoine Marker Visited: No