Near Stockholm in Pepin County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of Fort St. Antoine
1686
Photographed by Keith L, July 24, 2008
1. Site of Fort St. Antoine Marker
Inscription.
Site of Fort St. Antoine. Nicholas Perrot was a daring adventurer, fur-trader and able diplomat. The handsome Frenchman built Fort St. Antoine on the shore of Lake Pepin near here in 1686. Alarmed by the aggressions of the English, the French government felt it was necessary to repeat their claims with sufficient pomp and ceremony to impress the Indians and to assure their allegiance. Accordingly, here at Fort St. Antoine on May 8, 1689, Perrot formally took possession of the entire region west of the Great Lakes "no matter how remote" in the name of Louis XIV. When A.W. Miller surveyed this area in 1855, he reported the fort site occupied "a space of about sixty by forty-five feet, and stood about seventy feet back from the point of highest water mark on the lake shore".
Nicholas Perrot was a daring adventurer, fur-trader and able diplomat. The handsome Frenchman built Fort St. Antoine on the shore of Lake Pepin near here in 1686. Alarmed by the aggressions of the English, the French government felt it was necessary to repeat their claims with sufficient pomp and ceremony to impress the Indians and to assure their allegiance. Accordingly, here at Fort St. Antoine on May 8, 1689, Perrot formally took possession of the entire region west of the Great Lakes "no matter how remote" in the name of Louis XIV. When A.W. Miller surveyed this area in 1855, he reported the fort site occupied "a space of about sixty by forty-five feet, and stood about seventy feet back from the point of highest water mark on the lake shore".
Erected 1955 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 22.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 8, 1689.
Location. 44° 27.926′ N, 92° 13.473′ W. Marker is near Stockholm,
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Wisconsin, in Pepin County. It is on The Great River Road (State Highway 35) 1.2 miles south of County Highway JJ, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at a highway pull-off northwest of Pepin. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stockholm WI 54769, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, in the Corn Belt, in the Driftless Area Bluff Country, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
(approx. 2.3 miles away in Minnesota); Ralph W. Samuelson (approx. 2.3 miles away in Minnesota); Patton Park (approx. 2.4 miles away in Minnesota); Gold Star Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away in Minnesota).
Photographed by Keith L, July 24, 2008
3. Fort St. Antoine Pull-Off
Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 3,261 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
