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Photographer: Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf
Taken: September 26, 2010
Caption: Sign - - "Blockhouse Museum"
Additional Description: The text reads: "In 1909, the local chapter of the D.A.R. erected a monument along South River Road, marking the ground on which the Fort was then believed to have stood. Years later, in 1930, Dr. R. B. Wetherill of Lafayette financed the construction of this replica Blockhouse on this site to portray the French Trading Post that existed on the Ouiatenon grounds from 1717-1791. In the late 1960's, aerial photographs revealed that the true location of Fort Ouiatenon is approximately one mile down river. The Blockhouse now serves as a small museum, educational area, and gift shop."
Submitted: September 27, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p129630
File Size: 1.234 Megabytes

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