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Showing 2 results for Fort Ouiatenon.
| ID | 103518 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | A STEP BACK IN HISTORY |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | A tinsmith shapes a cup the old-fashioned way based on a design found at Fort Ouiatenon near modern-day West Lafayette. The fort, built in 1717, was the first fortified European settlement in what is now Indiana. The presentation was part of Five Medals 2026, a two-day event at Amish Acres in Nappanee; Militiamen and frontiersmen chat during the Five Medals 2026 reenactment at Amish Acres in Nappanee. This was the second year the longtime event was held at Amish Acres; Kevin Stewart of Winona, Indiana, talk with guests about a modified Chippewa kitchen that might have been found in Wisconsin hundreds of years ago according to the work of archaeologists. The presentation was part of Five Medals 2026, a two-day event at Amish Acres in Nappanee; Joe Zdziebko of Osceola, a teacher and reenactor, shows a musketball used during the French and Indian War. Part of the Five Medals event at Amish Acres in Nappanee, Zdziebko was depicting a French marine of the 1750s and showed furs, maps and weapons used during the period; Members of various militia muster Saturday as part of Five Medals 2026, a two-day reenactment event at Amish Acres in Nappanee |
| Date | May 05, 2026 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Five Medals Festival, Amish Acres |
| ID | 10906 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | French fort is state historic site |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Indiana History File |
| Picture Caption | photo of Fort Ouiatenon Historical Park |
| Date | July 3, 1970 |
| History # | 98 |
| Subjects | Fort Ouiatenon, French in Indiana |