Near Trempealeau in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Perrot's Post
Photographed by Keith L, October 7, 2009
1. Perrot's Post Marker
From here Perrot continued up the Mississippi to establish another fortified post on Lake Pepin and named it Fort St. Antoine. There on May 6, 1689, he formally took possession of the entire region west of the Great Lakes "no matter how remote" in the name of his king, Louis XIV.
In 1731 Godefroy de Linctot built a small fort among the Sioux at "the mountain whose foot is bathed by water", sometimes written "La Montagne Qui Trempe a Leau" and now referred to as Mount Trempealeau. De Linctot's fort existed until 1736 and when its ruins were uncovered on this site in 1887, below them was found a hearthstone probably used by Perrot during the winter of 1685-1686.
Erected 1964 by Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 133.)
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Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 44° 0.866′ N, 91° 28.39′ W. Marker was near Trempealeau, Wisconsin, in Trempealeau County. It could be reached from Sullivan Road / South Park Road 1.3 miles west of Spring Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in Perrot State Park (fee area). Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: W26247 Sullivan Road, Trempealeau WI 54661, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Western Wisconsin. It was 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 was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: French Post (here, next to this marker); Brady's Bluff (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Geology of Perrot State Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); James Allen Reed / Trempealeau (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Mississippi River Parkway: (approx. 2½ miles away); Pickwick Mill (approx. 2.6 miles away in Minnesota); Historic Lake Labelle (approx. 2.6 miles away in Minnesota); Great River Bluffs (approx. 3.6 miles away in Minnesota). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trempealeau.
Photographed by Keith L, June 3, 2012
2. Perrot's Post Marker
Photographed by Keith L, October 7, 2009
3. Perrot's Post Marker
Photographed by Keith L, June 3, 2012
4. Perrot's Post Marker
Photographed by Eric Kuntz, April 5, 2024
5. Perrot's Post Marker Missing
Photographed by Greta Schassler, December 29, 2024
6. Perrot's Post Marker Missing
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,410 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 12, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 2. submitted on June 5, 2012, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 3. submitted on October 12, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on June 5, 2012, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 5. submitted on April 8, 2024, by Eric Kuntz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. 6. submitted on December 29, 2024, by Greta Schassler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
