Fort de Chartres
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fort-de-chartres-267-17992295
title:
Fort de Chartres
text:
Fort de Chartres was a French fortification first built in 1720 on the east bank of the Mississippi River in present-day Illinois. It was used as the administrative center for the province, which was part of New France. Due generally to river floods, the fort was rebuilt twice, the last time in limestone in the 1750s in the era of French colonial control over Louisiana and the Illinois Country. The magazine of the fort is believed to be the oldest surviving building in Illinois. A partial recons
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_de_Chartres
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date modified:
2024-04-05T20:11:38Z
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