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Dugué, while commandant of Fort de Chartres, …
Years: 1719 - 1719
Dugué, while commandant of Fort de Chartres, conveys land nearby to his nephew, Ste. Therese Langlois, who founds the town of Prairie du Rocher ("Prairie of the Rock") on the site.
The town is one of the oldest French colonial communities to survive into the twenty-first century in the American Midwest.
The town is one of the oldest French colonial communities to survive into the twenty-first century in the American Midwest.
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Years: 1719 - 1719
Locations
People
Groups
- French people (Latins)
- New France (French Colony)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Illinois Country
- Louisiana (New France)
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Subjects
Regions
Subregions