Wabash Township near West Lafayette in Tippecanoe County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1719 Fort Ouiatenon

1719 Fort Quiatenon Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 13, 2026

1. 1719 Fort Quiatenon Marker

Inscription.
Stood 200 feet south of this spot.

Erected 1907 by Gen. De LaFayette Chapter D. A. R.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 40° 24.408′ N, 86° 57.795′ W. Memorial is near West Lafayette, Indiana, in Tippecanoe County. It is in Wabash Township. It is at the intersection of South River Road and South Newman Road, on the right when traveling east on South River Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3130 S River Road, West Lafayette IN 47906, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Fort Ouiatenon (within shouting distance of this marker); Flags (within shouting distance of this marker); Madame Godare's Flag (within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony Wayne's Flag (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Jardin des Herbes (within shouting distance of this marker); Bread Baking Oven (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Birth Place of Rev. Anthony Foucher (within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith History at Ouiatenon (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Lafayette.

Also see . . . Fort Ouiatenon (Wikipedia). Overview:

Fort Ouiatenon, built in 1717, was the first fortified European settlement in what is now Indiana, United States. It was a palisade stockade with log blockhouse used as a French trading post on the Wabash River located approximately three miles southwest of modern-day West Lafayette. The name 'Ouiatenon' is a French rendering of the name in the Wea language, waayaahtanonki, meaning 'place of the whirlpool'. It was one of three French forts built during the
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 13, 2026

2. 1719 Fort Quiatenon Marker
18th century in what was then New France, later the Northwest Territory and today the state of Indiana, the other two being Fort Miami and Fort Vincennes. A substantial French settlement grew up around the fort in the mid-18th century. It was ceded to the British and abandoned after the French and Indian War. Later, it passed into Indian hands and was destroyed in 1791 by American militia during the Northwest Indian War. Consequently, Fort Ouiatenon was never a United States fort.…

(Submitted on October 31, 2026.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.