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  2. Fort Crevecoeur - Wikipedia

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    Map of Fort Crevecoeur in 1680 Map by Abbott Claude Bernou in 1681, showing Fort Crèvecoeur on the East bank of the Illinois River.. Fort Crevecoeur (French: Fort Crèvecœur) was the first public building erected by Europeans within the boundaries of the modern state of Illinois and the first fort built in the West by the French. [2]

  3. Martin Chartier - Wikipedia

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    Fort Crèvecoeur. Chartier assisted in the construction of Fort Crèvecoeur, [11] which was built along the Illinois River near the present-day site of Peoria, Illinois. The fort was the first public building erected by white men within the boundaries of the modern state of Illinois, and the first fort built in the West by the French. [15]

  4. Streamliners (Illinois Terminal Railroad) - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois Terminal began teasing the new streamliners in 1947, but did not announce the order until May 1948. Its original plan was to place all three in service between St. Louis and Peoria. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The first new train in service was the City of Decatur , which began operating between St. Louis, Missouri and Decatur, Illinois (not ...

  5. Grand Village of the Illinois - Wikipedia

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    [7]: 34 (It also argues the lake referred to as Pimiteoui was not Peoria Lake but instead that near Beardstown [7]: 36 and places Fort Crevecoeur near there as well. [7]: 41 ) References are made to the journals and maps of the explorers and to the original plats of Illinois drawn in the early 1800s, before the rivers had been altered. (The ...

  6. List of French forts in North America - Wikipedia

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    The Citadelle of Quebec is a National Historic Site of Canada, [1] and also forms part of the Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site of Canada. [1] The fortress is located within the "Historic District of Old Québec", which was designated a World Heritage Site in 1985.

  7. History of Peoria, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The history of Peoria, Illinois began when French explorers constructed Fort Crevecoeur in 1680. The County of Peoria was organized in 1825, the town in 1835, and Peoria was incorporated as a city in 1845. During the Industrial Revolution, coal mining, steamboat, and railroad businesses flourished in Peoria. [1]

  8. Jesse W. Fell - Wikipedia

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    Jesse W. Fell (November 10, 1808 – February 25, 1887) [1] was an American businessman and landowner. He was instrumental in the founding of Illinois State University as well as Normal, Pontiac, Clinton, Towanda, Dwight, DeWitt County and Livingston County in Central Illinois.

  9. Crèvecœur - Wikipedia

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    Fort Crevecoeur, a former French fort near present-day Creve Coeur, Illinois; Creve Coeur, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri; Crèvecoeur, a 1955 documentary film; Fort Crevecoeur, Dutch slave fort erected in Accra, Ghana in 1649, renamed to Ussher Fort after it came under British control; Creve Coeur, Mauritius