Fort La Motte - Palestine, IL
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YoSam.
N 38° 59.977 W 087° 36.167
16S E 447803 N 4316906
Early settlers combined efforts for protection.
Waymark Code: WM3DV3
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2008
Views: 11
County of marker: Crawford County
Location of marker: Leaverton St. & LaMotte St., 1 block N. of cemetery, Palestine
Marker Erected by: The Citizens of Palestine and The Illinois State Historical Society
Date marker erected: 1962
Marker Text:
About 1812, the settlers in this area built Fort LaMotte for protection from hostile Indians. The pioneers farmed the adjoining land but stayed within easy reach of the protective walls. After the War of 1812 the Indian threat diminished and the inhabitants of the fort became the nucleus of Palestine.
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