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Fort Crevecoeur (French: Fort Crèvecœur) was the first public building erected by Europeans within the boundaries of the modern state of Illinois and the first fort built in the West by the French. It was founded on the east bank of the Illinois River, in the Illinois Country near the present site of Creve Coeur, a … See more
On January 15, 1680, French explorers René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, and Henri de Tonti began construction of a stockade they would call Fort Crèvecoeur (Broken Heart). It was intended to help the local See more
In 1691, Tonti returned to the area and founded another fort. This fort is known variously as Fort St. Louis du Pimiteoui, Fort Pimiteoui, and … See more
• Ross, Ryan A. "The Controversy over the Location of Fort Crèvecoeur, 1846-1923," Journal of Illinois History 14:4 (Winter 2011), pp. 277–92. See more
While on his return trip up the Illinois River, La Salle concluded that Starved Rock might provide an ideal location for another fortification … See more
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