Category:Fort de Chartres
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This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000329. |
English: Fort de Chartres, a French fort built in 1720 in New France near in what is now Randolph County, Illinois. The town of Prairie du Rocher was established 2 years later. The fort became British in 1763, was renamed Fort Chartres in 1768, and was abandoned in May 1776. The state of Illinois acquired ownership of the fort in 1912; it is now a state park and museum.
Français : Le Fort de Chartres est un fort français construit en 1720 en Nouvelle France, près de l'actuel Comté de Randolph (Illinois). La ville de Prairie du Rocher fut créée 2 ans plus tard. Le fort devient anglais en 1763, renommé Fort Chartres en 1768 et abandonné en mai 1776. L'état de l'Illinois en devient propriétaire en 1912 ; c'est aujourd'hui un parc et un musée.
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Media in category "Fort de Chartres"
The following 29 files are in this category, out of 29 total.
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Fort de Chartres 2021-03-24 (1).webm 13 s, 3,840 × 2,160; 248.53 MB
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Fort de Chartres 2021-03-24 (2).webm 22 s, 3,840 × 2,160; 531.4 MB
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Fort de Chartres powder magazine 1-02Aug07.jpg 1,796 × 1,196; 341 KB
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Fort de Chartres, a view of the fort wall and powder magazine.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 5.85 MB
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Fort de Chartres, fort wall and one of the bastions.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 5.96 MB
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Fort de Chartres, view of the gatehouse at the fort.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 5.98 MB
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Ft de Chartres-bastion-1.jpg 480 × 640; 54 KB
Categories:
- 18th-century fortifications in the United States
- Built in Illinois in 1720
- Buildings in Randolph County, Illinois
- French forts in the United States
- Forts in Illinois
- History museums in Illinois
- French Colonial Historic District
- Illinois Route 155
- National Historic Landmarks in Illinois
- Parks in Illinois
- Things named after Chartres
- Historical recreations
- National Register of Historic Places in Randolph County, Illinois
- Forts on the National Register of Historic Places
- Forts of the French and Indian War