War of 1812

War of 1812 (HMFM5)

Location: Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821 Crawford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 3.426', W 91° 9.518'

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Although Prairie du Chien belonged to the United States after the American Revolution, its pioneer residents were tied by trade, tradition and family to the French-British community at Mackinac and to the St. Lawrence River ports.

During the War of 1812, Gov. William Clark of Missouri recognized the strategic importance of Prairie du Chien's location, and sent about 150 soldiers to build a fort here. When it was dedicated June 19, 1814, the American flag was raised for the first time over a Wisconsin fort.

Pro-British residents alerted the British at Mackinac and a force of 150 militia and 400 Indians was quickly sent to Prairie du Chien. Fort Shelby was compelled to surrender on July 20 and was re-named Fort McKay by the British.

When the war ended, the British burned the fort and withdrew to Mackinac. The Americans began construction of another fort July 3, 1816, and named it Fort Crawford. This reconstructed blockhouse marks one corner of the first Fort Crawford.
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HM NumberHMFM5
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number142
Year Placed1964
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 8:25pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 649949 N 4768801
Decimal Degrees43.05710000, -91.15863333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 3.426', W 91° 9.518'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 3' 25.56" N, 91° 9' 31.08" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 601-699 N Villa Louis Rd, Prairie Du Chien WI 53821, US
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