Fort Ouiatenon Archeological District National Historic Landmark Nomination
Noble VE. 2021. Fort Ouiatenon Archeological District National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 100006239_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is a National Historic Landmark nomination for the Fort Ouiatenon Archeological District in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for the Fort Ouiatenon Archeological District documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 6 for its association with and potential to reveal information about the struggle for colonial empire, the French fur trade, British negotiations to bring calm to Pontiac's Rebellion, and French, British, and Native American interactions. Village sites near the fort have the potential to reveal information about Native American groups in the region during the fur trade era. The fort was destroyed in 1791 after being used as a staging ground for Native American raids on White settlers. The property meets NHL Exception 3, and the period of national significance is 1717-1791.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Noble, Vergil
- Date of Issue
- 2021-01-13
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- archeology, colonialism, France, fur trade, Great Britain, imperialism, Indiana, Kickapoo, Mascouten, National Historic Landmark, Piankeshaw, Pontiac, Tippecanoe County, Wea (Ouiatenon)