Fort Ouiatenon Historical Park

3129 South River Road
West Lafayette, IN, 47906
765-743-3921

URL : http://www.tcha.mus.in.us/ouiatenon.htm

overview : Fort Ouiatenon was the first fortified European settlement in what is now Indiana. It was established by the French in 1717 at a site five miles southwest of Lafayette as a military outpost to prevent British expansion into the Ohio and Wabash country.