Fort Crevecoeur

Fort Crevecoeur was the first public building erected by Europeans within the boundaries of the modern state of Illinois and the first fort built in the West by the French. It was founded on the east bank of the Illinois River, in the Illinois Country near the present site of Creve Coeur, a suburb of Peoria, Illinois, in January 1680. It was destroyed on April 16, 1680 by members of La Salle's expedition, who mutinied and abandoned it, fearful of being attacked by the Iroquois League as the Beaver Wars extended into the area.

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  Fort Crevecoeur ⓘ
  1680 French fort in what is now Illinois, USA

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Fort Crevecoeur Finley Collection

Fort Crevecoeur Illinois Historical Society

Map of the Illinois River watershed and indigenous tribal people

Map of the Illinois River watershed and indigenous tribal people

Fort Crevecoeur corner

Fort Crevecoeur sign

Fort Crevecoeur wall

Fort Crevecoeur corner

Fort Crevecoeur inside

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Crevecoeur	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Fort Crevecoeur Finley Collection		Commons
commons	image		Fort Crevecoeur Illinois Historical Society		Commons
commons	image		Map of the Illinois River watershed and indigenous tribal people		Commons
commons	image		Map of the Illinois River watershed and indigenous tribal people		Commons
commons	image		Fort Crevecoeur corner		Commons
commons	image		Fort Crevecoeur sign		Commons
commons	image		Fort Crevecoeur wall		Commons
commons	image		Fort Crevecoeur corner		Commons
commons	image		Fort Crevecoeur inside		Commons