The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-06-06

ON the east bank. Their unique character makes
fhem exceedingly interesting from the scientinc
viewpoint The park area is 5otanically and geo.
iegically Interesting.
Great Historical Interest
Historically the region is genuinely interesting.
The first white man known to have journeyed by
way OF Green bay. Fox river and Wisconsin river
was Jean Nicollett; he may or may not have kept
ON to fhe Mississippi. Pierre Radssons suppressed
journal" brought TO light In Paris In 1880. SHOWS
fist ne and Jean Groseier in 1853 went down tue
wisconsin and the Mississippi and up the missouri
n, me Mandan villages bismarck. N. d.. In 1873
xealef ana Pere Marquette, usually credited with
frs discovery of the Upper Mississippi went down
fine WISCONSIN and the Mississippi to the Arkan-
SAG returning TO Quebec by way of the Illinois ana
Kafae Michigan La Sale explored the region De-
f.rx. ,roing down the Mississippi to the Gulf In
fsss and taking possession Of Louisiana" in the
naufe of Louis XIV
Local history begins before 1900 In 1857 Sieur
0.v;n \ French commander built fort near
p1sess peak. In 1874 Basil Girard. Frenchman.
hpsd :, conference la midstream with the Spanish
,ov,~nor of Louisiana and secured grant OF 7.OO0
err.~ M. the present site of McGregor. The United
States confirmed the grant after the Louisiana EUR
Chase.
prxirie du Chen is very old. In IT'S u was
sac and Fox village at which an annual mart or
faSr nttended byfur traders from the 81 Law
-. and the Lower Mississippi N 1905 It was
L, srn.iinr post Of the Northwest company. the
rival Of the Hudson's Bay company. Lieut. zebu-
-, III pike o. s. A. was there IL that year, ex-
..,evin~ the headwaters of the Mississippi. he
.v,,~sa over to Pixies Peak and raised the nag Tor
shss FIRST time in what is now Iowa.
.rhouxh the United States secured the territory
"a fie Mississippi by the Treaty OF Paris ti7SS)
sses British hung on to the Northwest ana we did
- ~et ful possession until generation later.
ugkss, Iohn Jacob Astor established the American
r,r esmnany as competitor Of the Missouri Fur
..-ax,sr,v. and the Northwest company In 1913 ne
- m trading post at Prairie gu Chien thai
.s.veeI an important part in the American fur
sys5s. In 1914 during the War OF 1917, the United
ssfnfes built Fort Shelby at Prairie gu Cnien.
yrs3aptured the same year by the British ana In
49, ard was called Fort McKaye until Its evacu
- 5, 1sf5 II was burned and the Americans
100 E,ort Crawford on Its site. This was aban
- 4, 1898 and q larger Fort Crawford was
s-sst farther down the river; the ruins OF this
-ss,l ssand. The arsenal of Fort Shelby s stu u
exsskenee.
!. zsr,s the Black Hawk war broke out. Abra
knnn LINCOLN was q captain OF Illinois voiunteers
90 ZACHARY Taylor and Lieut. Jefferson DAVIS
alss fought. When Black Hawk was oserpowe. ere
-. ,a~ taken TO Fort Crawford Colonel Iayio
.,ssed Fort Crawford for time and Lieu
800 T,avs was under him. Local tradition tell
- 49,, p,onement of Davis and Taylors daughter
Nsfives win show you the very window through
sshics, the young woman climbed The last CARR
- marched out under Gen. Albert Sidney Jonn
- hr,.,nd for the Mormon campaign in Utah.
Thrn zachary Taylor. "0ld Rough and Ready,
go a fhe Mexican war. became twelfth pres
ssut ~ the United States in 1S49. jefferson Davi
- the prb-slavery leader In the United State
aemafe- 3.
Whrn Abraham Lincoln was president OF tn
Unsfed States during the Civil war ana commal
80 n chief Of the Federal army. Jefferson DavI
- president Of the Confederacy and commando
u ehsas or its armies