Location of Fort Crevecoeur

by Daniel Robinson Sheen

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Published 1919 by Preoria printing & stationery co. in [Peoria, Ill .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Crevecoeur, Fort, Ill. [from old catalog]

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Classifications
LC Classifications	F549.P4 S5
The Physical Object
Pagination	22 p.
Number of Pages	22
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL23315942M
LC Control Number	19007330

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: Antique Map-CREVECOEUR-EMPEL-MAAS RIVER-Beaurain Etchings Prints: Posters & Prints. Fort Crevecoeur (1) () - Established in by the French Governor of Louisiana, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne de Bienville and his brother Lemoyne de Chateague on land claimed by the Spanish. Abandoned by the French in and occupied by the Spanish until The name means "Broken Heart". Abandoned in

  CREVE COEUR — Organizers, vendors and reenactors said the Creve Coeur Spring Rendezvous this weekend at Fort Crevecoeur is good for the community, but some worry about its Crevecoeur Author: Tim Rosenberger. Forts Across the United States Fort Smith, Arkansas There are literally hundreds of old forts across the nation, ranging from military posts to fortresses established by fur trading companies, to private enterprises built solely to protect the pioneers within.   The location has benches that indicate that this vantage point once had a view of the Illinois River. Presently the view is obscured by the trees. Otherwise, it appears to be in pretty good shape. Nearby, off Lawnbridge Drive, off Poplar Street, is a campground where there is a museum of the area and a life-sized replica of Fort Crevecoeur.

Media in category "Fort Crevecoeur, Accra" The following 44 files are in this category, out of 44 total. AMHKB Prospect featuring Fort Crevecoeur at 1, × 2,; KBInstance of: castle. Fort Crevecoeur (French: Fort Crèvecœur) was founded on the east bank of the Illinois River, near the present site of Creve Coeur, a suburb of Peoria, Illinois, in January On January 5, , French explorers, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Henri de Tonti, established Fort Crèvecoeur, in which Mass was celebrated and the Gospel preached by the Récollets, Gabriel. Fort Crevecoeur In order to reassure the Indians, LaSalle agreed to help defend them against the Iroquois. The Illinois River had frozen over during the night, but as soon as the river began to thaw, LaSalle and his men began the building of Fort Crevecoeur one league downstream and across the river from the Pimiteoui Village.