Fort Ouiatenon

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Fort Ouiatenon was an 18th-century French fur-trading and military outpost near present-day Lafayette, Indiana, that became a strategic site in the struggle for control of the Old Northwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former military fort
fur trading post
historic site
abandonedBy British forces NERFINISHED
abandonedIn late 18th century
builtBy François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes NERFINISHED
builtIn 1717
capturedBy British forces
capturedIn 1760
commoditiesTraded European manufactured goods
furs
conflictContext French and Indian War NERFINISHED
constructedBy French colonial authorities
constructedFor alliance with Native Americans
fur trade
military defense
country France
currentStatus archaeological site
reconstructed fort
FeastOfHuntersMoonFrequency annual
garrisonFunction protect French interests in the Wabash valley
hasReconstruction blockhouse
heritageDesignation important French colonial site in Indiana
hostsEvent Feast of the Hunters’ Moon NERFINISHED
inUseDuring 18th century
laterControlledBy Great Britain NERFINISHED
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Tippecanoe County, Indiana NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Old Northwest NERFINISHED
locatedNear Lafayette, Indiana NERFINISHED
locatedOn Wabash River NERFINISHED
nearbyCity West Lafayette, Indiana NERFINISHED
NRHPListingYear 1969
ownedBy Tippecanoe County Historical Association NERFINISHED
partOf French colonial empire in North America NERFINISHED
Pays d’en Haut NERFINISHED
primaryEconomicActivity fur trade
strategicFor control of the Old Northwest
control of the Wabash River valley
tradedWith Kickapoo people NERFINISHED
Miami people NERFINISHED
Piankashaw people NERFINISHED
Wea people NERFINISHED
usedBy French fur traders
French military NERFINISHED
Native American allies of France
usedFor living history events
public education

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