Fort Chartres
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Fort Chartres was a key 18th-century French colonial fortification in the Illinois Country that later came under British control and served as an important military and administrative center in the Old Northwest.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial fort
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abandonmentDate | 1770s ⓘ |
| abandonmentReason | flooding and erosion from the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French and Indian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
French colonial authorities
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1720 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | state historic site ⓘ |
| designatedAs | Fort de Chartres State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
gatehouse
ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ reconstructed fort walls ⓘ reconstructed stone powder magazine ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| garrisonRole | British military post in the Old Northwest ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Illinois Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Louis, Duke of Chartres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupiedBy |
British troops
ⓘ
French troops ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | stone fortification ⓘ |
| reconstructionDate | 1750s ⓘ |
| regionRole |
important military and administrative center in the Old Northwest
ⓘ
key 18th-century French colonial fortification in the Illinois Country ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Illinois Country
ⓘ
headquarters of French military forces in the Illinois Country ⓘ seat of French civil government in the Illinois Country ⓘ |
| transferBasis | Treaty of Paris (1763) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferDate | 1763 ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of British Illinois
ⓘ
fur trade regulation ⓘ relations with Native American nations ⓘ |
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