Fort Lamotte was a fort created between 1810 and 1812 by

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near

Palestine, Illinois Palestine is a village in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,369 at the 2010 census, a 0.2 percent increase from 1,366 in 2000. Geography Palestine is located at (39.002214, -87.612110). According to the 2010 census ...

. It was the site of the Battle of Africa Point in the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

, one of few battles of the war in the

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. During the War of 1812 there were 26 families living in Fort LaMotte, and 90 rangers under the command of frontier officer Captain Pierce Andrews. It was in use through 1817 and is currently being recreated. The inhabitants of the Fort became the nucleus of Palestine. Fort Foot served as an expansion of and partial replacement for Fort Lamotte. A marker at Palestine indicates that Frenchman John Lamotte became separated from the Lasalle party and reached the region in 1678.

References

External links

Fort LaMotte Project

in the area

Buildings and structures in Crawford County, Illinois Lamotte {{CrawfordCountyIL-geo-stub