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.

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Prairie du Rocher canonical 1
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois 1

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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

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Illinois Country importantSettlement Prairie du Rocher
Monroe County, Illinois containsSettlement Prairie du Rocher
this entity surface form: Prairie du Rocher, Illinois