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Coordinates: 40°24′26″N 86°57′53″W 40.407336000000001, -86.964847000000006

Fort Ouiatenon

  • Location & Contact Information
    • Address: 3129 S River Rd West Lafayette IN USA 47906
    • Telephone Number: +1-765-763-3921
    • Official Website: [1]
  • Overview

Fort Ouiatenon was the first fortified European settlement in what is now called Indiana. It was a French trading post at the joining of the Tippecanoe River and the Wabash River located approximately three miles southwest of modern-day West Lafayette .cite> Encyclopedia Britannica Online/cite> s. v. The name Ouiatenon is a French rendering of the name in the Wea language, waayaahtanonki, meaning place of the whirlpool.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Fort Ouiatenon Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed April 2009.
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