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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Fort Ouiatenon canonical 1
Fort Saint Joseph 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former military fort
fur trading post
historic site
abandonedBy British forces
abandonedIn late 18th century
builtBy François-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes
builtIn 1717
capturedBy British forces
capturedIn 1760
commoditiesTraded European manufactured goods
furs
conflictContext French and Indian War
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
inUseDuring 18th century
laterControlledBy Great Britain
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Tippecanoe County, Indiana NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Old Northwest
locatedNear Lafayette, Indiana
locatedOn Wabash River
nearbyCity West Lafayette, Indiana
NRHPListingYear 1969
ownedBy Tippecanoe County Historical Association
partOf French colonial empire in North America
Pays d’en Haut
linked to: Pays d'en Haut
primaryEconomicActivity fur trade
strategicFor control of the Old Northwest
control of the Wabash River valley
tradedWith Kickapoo people
Miami people
Piankashaw people
Wea people
usedBy French fur traders
French military
linked to: French Armed Forces

Native American allies of France
usedFor living history events
public education

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Upper Country of New France hadSettlement Fort Saint Joseph
linked to: Fort Ouiatenon