French Forts in Indiana

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French Forts in Indiana By Allie Reisman
and Sydney Meyer
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Definition of a French Fort

• Originally was a fortified building or place that
  provided defense against attack.

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Fort Vincennes

• Fort Vincennes was built along the Wabash River.
  It was built in 1702! The fort was built by the
  French. Fort Vincennes was renamed to Fort
  Sackville in Vincennes, Indiana. It is the oldest
  city in Indiana.

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Fort Vincennes
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Fort Wayne

• Fort Wayne in modern Fort Wayne, Indiana was
  established by Captain Jean Francois Hamtrack
  under the orders from General MAD Anthony
  Wayne as part of the campaign against the Indians
  at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Wayne may have
  chosen his name himself- the fort was dedicated
  the day after he left. The fort was officially
  occupied by the army on October 21st 1794. The
  fort was a basic stockade with few buildings, and
  was located near the present intersection of
  Berry and Clay Streets.

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Fort Ouiatenon

• Fort Ouiatenon was established in 1717. It was
  built by the French. At Fort Ouiatenon the
  prosperity grew between 1720-1760 because people
  came, and they started to trade goods. The
  citizens of the fort were called the Wea people.
  The fort was built to protect against Great
  Britains western expansion. (wee-won-i-ton)

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• A map of Fort Ouiatenon

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Forts

• Did you know forts were used to help defend
  against attack?

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Blockhouse

• Did you know in blockhouses they had tiny holes
  to shoot through?

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Stockades

• Did you know they had stockades around their
  forts? Stockades were fences around the forts to
  protect them.