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Fort Crawford and Prairie du Chien Forts Chart Iowa History
The article traces Prairie du Chien at the Wisconsin and Mississippi confluence, the early forts Fort Shelby and Fort Crawford, and the later stone Fort Crawford built 1829. It covers garrison life, notable officers, Indian council of 1825, and the fort's decline with relic remains at Villa Louis park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Iowa
Prairie du Chien
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Stars and Stripes
Fort Shelby
William Clark
Wisconsin River
Fort McKay
Nct
Fort Crawford
Villa Louis Park
Old Fort Crawford
West Point
Jefferson Davis
Zachary Taylor
Prairiegdu Chien
Lewis Cass
Michigan Territory
Washington
Hatchet
Iowa River
Des Moines
Big Sioux
Cass
Stephen W. Kearny
Mander
Crawford