Elizabeth and Samantha's Fort de Chartres Photoshoot!

ahh i just LOVE going there!

Located approximately 50 miles south of St. Louis is the town of Prairie du Rocher which translates to "prairie by the rock." The fourth European settlement in Illinois, this village was founded in 1722 shortly after the establishment of Fort de Chartres on a tract granted by the Royal Indian Company to Pierre Dugue Boisbriant, the commandant and builder of the fort. Situated on the fertile farmland beneath the Mississippi River bluffs now called the American Bottoms, Prairie du Rocher provided grain and other foodstuffs to New Orleans and other lower Louisiana Territory communities. A common field was granted in 1730 and the towns first church was built in 1734.

Four miles east of Prairie du Rocher is the reconstructed Fort de Chartres. The first fort was a wooden stockade built in 1718 to provide a base for civil authority and military protection for the region. This fortification and a second both succumbed to the ravages of the Mississippi River floods. A third fort, this time built of limestone quarried in the bluffs overlooking Prairie du Rocher, was completed in 1760. Fort de Chartres was the last French fort east of the Mississippi River to be ceded to the British after the French and Indian War. Following British occupation many French citizens moved across the river to settle in towns such as Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis rather than live under British rule leading to a decline in French cultural influence in the area. The fort fell into disrepair after the British moved their headquarters to Kaskaskia. By the early 1900's all that was left was the ammunition house. The fort was reconstructed in the 1930's and the King's Storehouse is home to the Piethman Museum covering the history of the area.

Events occur throughout the year, particularly at Fort de Chartres. Every June the Fort hosts one of the Midwests largest rendezvous gatherings with as many as 1,000 participants and 30,000 visitors. Other annual Living History events include the French and Indian War Assemblage held in October. The Creole House, which dates back to 1800 and represents a combination of French and American architecture, holds several open houses in conjunction with events held at Fort de Chartres.


ok just to clear this: I DO NOT LIVE IN PRAIRIE DU ROCHER.

I chose Elizabeth as one of the dolls because the original forts were built around the time her story takes place over in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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[raptorlover22]

i live in this town

[maloneco]

Kewl :D

[myshannonromance]

hmmm europe.. and illinois (moves hands up and down like a weight scale thing) lol

[maloneco]

freak xP

[XMaurelleX]

That's so cool! I wish I had something interesting near where I live! :(

[maloneco]

lol its like the only interesting for 45 miles xP

[maloneco]

koolio! =]

[DemiLovato112244]

awesome! i went there!!! but i was only five or six so i don't remember it that much!