1829 - 1856
The first Fort Crawford was built in 1816, and stood on the site now occupied by the "Villa Louis." After a decade of Mississippi River flooding, the U. S. Army relocated Fort Crawford to this site, constructing the new fort of locally quarried limestone. Under construction from 1829-1834, the fort included housing for eight companies of soldiers and their officers. The army added a separate surgeon's quarters and military hospital. The soldiers built the fort while on fatigue duty but were often called away from the construction to settle Indian disputes. In 1825, 1829, and 1830 important Indian treaties were negotiated at the first and second Fort Crawford. Here, on August 27, 1832, Sauk Indian leader Black Hawk surrendered, ending the Black Hawk War. Colonel Zachary Taylor, Colonel Willoughby Morgan, Lt. Jefferson Davis, and Dr. William Beaumont served at Fort Crawford in the 1830s. The Fort Crawford Hospital was partially reconstructed by WPA workers in honor of Dr. William Beaumont, renowned for his pioneer experiments in human digestion.| HM Number | HMT84 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Black Hawk War series, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series. |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 432 |
| Year Placed | 1999 |
| Placed By | The Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 9:07pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15T E 650934 N 4767228 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.04275000, -91.14696667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 2.565', W 91° 8.818' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 2' 33.90" N, 91° 8' 49.08" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 608 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 101-199 W Rice St, Prairie Du Chien WI 53821, US |
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