FORT OUIATENON

First post in Indiana area built nearby in 1717 by French Canada to counter
British expansion in valleys of Wabash and Ohio rivers. 
Served as trade and communication post.
 French surrendered fort to British in 1761 during French and Indian War. 
Fort was occupied by native Americans after 1763 and
 destroyed by American soldiers 1791.

Erected 1998 by the
Indiana Historical Bureau and
The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Indiana