Fort Lamotte & Fort Foot - Palestine, IL - War of 1812 on Waymarking.com

Couny of forst: Crawford County
Location of Fort Lamotte: Leaverton St. & LaMotte St., 1 blk. N. of cemetery, Palestine
Location of Fort Foot: IL-33, west city limits, Palestine
Markers erected by: The Citizens of Palestine and The Illinois State Historical Society
Date markers erected: 1962

Marker text:

FORT LAMOTTE 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.

Plans to build a replica of the fort Old Fort Lamotte

FORT FOOT About 1813 the William Eaton family and other restless pioneers considered Fort LaMotte too crowded and therefore constructed a new stockade on a site several hundred yards north of here. A family trait of the Eatons, large feet, led to the name of Fort Foot.

Fort Foot location is: N 39° 00.428 W 078° 37.431

Date Erected/Dedicated: 1962 Who put it there? Private/Government?: The Citizens of Palestine and The Illinois State Historical Society Location/Address: Leaverton St. & LaMotte St., 1 blk. N. of cemetery, Palestine, IL USA County/Province: Crawford County Website (related) if available: [Web Link] Rate the Site: Photos Will Be Uploaded: yes Hours or Restrictions if Appropiate: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Visit logs must contain at least one new photo (by you) of the waymark. We prefer that neither you nor your GPS be in the photo.
Instead, Please provide some small tid-bit about your visit, or trip to this site, and, if possible, try to provide some fresh view or piece of information about the site.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.