Prairie du Rocher
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Prairie du Rocher is a historic French colonial village in present-day Illinois, known as one of the oldest European settlements in the Mississippi River Valley and for its proximity to Fort de Chartres.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prairie du Rocher canonical | 1 |
| Prairie du Rocher, Illinois | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| areaCode | 618 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeatOf | none ⓘ |
| demographicsCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 400 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
French colonists
ⓘ
Philippe François de Rastel de Rocheblave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | village board ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
Fort de Chartres Rendezvous association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Guiannée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
French Creole culture
ⓘ
French colonial architecture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Prairie du Rocher Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Fort de Chartres State Historic Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
French colonial settlement in the Mississippi Valley
ⓘ
incorporation into the United States after the American Revolution ⓘ transfer from France to Great Britain after the Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| historicalTerritory | Illinois Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1722 ⓘ |
| languageOfFoundingCommunity | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Randolph County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
American Bottom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chester, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort de Chartres NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Modoc, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River floodplain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | prairie at the base of the bluffs (rocher) along the Mississippi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest European settlements in the Mississippi River Valley
ⓘ
preserved French colonial street pattern ⓘ proximity to Fort de Chartres ⓘ |
| partOf |
French colonial Illinois Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 62277 ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | village in Randolph County, Illinois ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | Illinois Route 155 nearby ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois