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1242:. Supporters of the historic site in Elizabeth, led by the Apple River Fort Foundation, appealed in protest to legislators and the governor against the closing, lamenting the economic impact the fort's closing will have on the community. After delay, the proposal to close seven state parks and a dozen state historic sites, including Apple River Fort, went ahead on November 30, 2008. After the impeachment of Illinois Governor Blagojevich, new governor Pat Quinn reopened the closed state parks in February. In March 2009 Quinn announced he is committed to reopening the state historic sites by June 30, 2009. 1158:, as captain and commander of the settlement's militia contingent. The Apple River settlement, at the time of the fort's completion, was home to several families who had traveled long distances: the Crains, the Armstrongs, and others. Some families, like the Flacks, the Howards, and Lawhorns and others took up residence in nearby cabins. The Murdock family already resided in a homestead near the new fort. Relatively few contemporary descriptions of the fort exist. One of the more complete later descriptions—and the only one to mention the blockhouse in detail—is found in the 1878 post-Black Hawk War text 1022: 1171:," of two stories, with the upper story most likely constructed on top of an existing agricultural outbuilding. The second story projecting over the other about two feet, so that the Indians could not come up near to the building for the purpose of setting it on fire, without being exposed to the guns of the settlers, from above. On one side of the yard were two extant long cabins, for dwelling purposes, and in the two corners not occupied by houses, elevated benches were built into "bastions" or outward projections in the log wall. These were made to stand upon and 4265: 77: 102: 1251: 60: 4276: 3737: 1126: 3770: 109: 84: 1034: 592: 571: 550: 529: 508: 487: 466: 445: 424: 403: 382: 361: 340: 319: 298: 1050: 997: 981: 965: 949: 933: 917: 901: 1042: 885: 869: 853: 837: 821: 805: 789: 773: 757: 741: 725: 709: 693: 677: 661: 645: 629: 613: 242:, a firefight of about an hour ensued, with Black Hawk's forces eventually withdrawing. The fort suffered one militia man killed in action, and another wounded. After the war, the fort stood until 1847, being occupied by squatters before being sold to a private property owner who dismantled the building. 1166:
Trees were felled, and dragged to the area to be enclosed. A three foot trench was dug along the proposed stockade line. each post was raised into place and back-filled to hold the timber erect and projecting about twelve feet high, One corner of the fort was formed by using two walls of an existing
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Today, a replica of the fort stands next to the site of the original Apple River Fort. Constructed between 1996 and 1997 by a non-profit organization, the replica was based on earlier archaeological investigations of the site which revealed information about the layout and settlement at the fort. In
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The Apple River Fort Historic Foundation began attempting to locate the original site of the fort in the spring of 1995. Local tales told of the fort being situated on a hill not far from Main Street in Elizabeth. The group, unable to determine the veracity of the tale, hired an archaeologist to
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were found within the fort, one in southeast corner of the fort may have been used for food storage or as a dairy-processing pit. In the northwest corner of the fort, there were two more cellars, just west of one of the fort's log buildings. The largest cellar was located beneath the fort's
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on the afternoon of June 24, 1832, by the Sac warrior Black Hawk and a 200-man war-party. The fort was defended bu about thirty men and boys, along with about 40 women children and infants. One man, a courier named Edmund Welch, was wounded in the hip early in the action. Though a
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on November 7, 1997. On January 1, 2001, the state of Illinois took over operation of the reconstructed Apple River Fort and its interpretive center. The state now operates the area as the Apple River Fort State Historic Site. Illinois' purchase was funded, in part, through a
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on May 14. The Galenian newspaper reported that the blockhouse was finished on May 22, 1832, with the stockade completed several days later. A militia company was formed from among the local families and single men and boys. This unit elected local surveyor and land-owner
1082:, and others disputed its validity because they said that the full tribal councils were not consulted and the council that negotiated the treaty did not have the authority to cede land. The treaty also allowed the Sauk and Fox to remain on their land until it was sold. 250:, and in 2001 the state of Illinois took over operations of the site and designated it the Apple River Fort State Historic Site. Apple River Fort was one of numerous Illinois historic sites slated to close October 1, 2008, due to cuts in the Illinois budget by Governor 1093:. Angered by the loss of his birthplace, between 1830–31 Black Hawk led a number of incursions across the Mississippi, but was persuaded to return west each time without bloodshed. In April 1832, encouraged by promises of alliance with other tribes and the 1077:
Native American tribes. The treaty, regarding land settlement, ceded 50 million acres (200,000 km) of Sauk and Fox land to the United States for $ 2,234.50 and an annual annuity of $ 1,000. The treaty was controversial, Sauk Chief
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The earliest settlers in the vicinity of Apple River Fort, probably miners, likely arrived more than a decade before the fort's construction. The miners settled the site and built log cabins around and near the Kellogg's Trail, a route from
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himself. The site of the original fort still holds the potential to yield significant sub-surface archaeological artifacts and data. For its military and archaeological significance, the Apple River Fort Site was added to the U.S.
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at Apple River Fort suffered just one fatality, George W. Harkleroad, and one man wounded, Josiah Nutting. During the battle, several women rose to the occasion to aid in the defence of the fort.
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was singled out for her bravery as she motivated the fort's settlers, especially the women, to support the defenders. The number of casualties absorbed by Black Hawk's force is unknown.
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The Apple River Fort played a role in the 1832 Black Hawk War, being one of the few forts that was attacked during the conflict, and the only fort attacked by a band led by
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Apple River Historical Foundation was organized and archaeological investigation was conducted in 1995. In June 1997 a reconstruction effort ended, and today a
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constructed a series of forts, stockades, and fortified homes; Apple River Fort was one of the forts erected after the Illinois Militia's defeat at
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beginning in 1996. Volunteers built the fort, using the same tools and materials settlers would have used. Logs were stripped and split by hand,
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After the war ended, the fort remained standing into the 1840s; in the immediate aftermath of the war's conclusion the site was occupied by two
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During the archaeological investigation at the site, Apple River Fort was found to display a nearly identical construction pattern to that of
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were split by hand, and a trench dug to connect the two cabin replicas on the interior. The stockade walls were built using 14 and
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The fort's construction was motivated by the Black Hawk War, which was a consequence of an 1804 treaty between the Governor of the
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of the fort stands to the south of the original site, which remains undisturbed to preserve its archaeological integrity.
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area, and made significant contributions to the understanding of the nature of the early Apple River settlement.
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The state historic site at the Apple River Fort Site was set to close October 1, 2008, because of cuts in the
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and investigation at the site were led by Floyd Mansberger of Fever River Research, in consultation with the
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into the 1840s. The blockhouse cellar yielded the earliest archaeological material collected at the site.
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long logs. In addition, volunteers completed a blockhouse and firing stands with hand-hewn ladders.
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showed that the dimensions given in this 1878 description were incorrect. See Harmet, p. 5.
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log house in which one of the settlers had lived. In the opposite corner, was built a "
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The Apple River Fort was constructed by the early settlers in the region in present-day
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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at the site uncovered the original footprint of the fort, a smaller than estimated
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The archaeologists' efforts at the fort site allowed for the construction of a
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Quinn To Reopen State Parks And Historic Sites Closed By Blagojevich
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and Illinois were then mobilized to hunt down Black Hawk's Band.
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May 14: Black Hawk's Victory at the Battle of Stillman's Run
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determine the location of the old frontier fortification.
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June 24, Elizabeth, Ill.: Women Save the Apple River Fort
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blockhouse, in its southeast corner, and was used as a
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Interior of the Apple River Fort replica, April 2008.
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Fall 2001, Vol.4, No. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
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Rountree 2144:Ebenezer Brigham 2134:Milton Alexander 2129:John Giles Adams 2079: 2078: 1916: 1915: 1898: 1891: 1884: 1875: 1874: 1799: 1781: 1775: 1774:Harmet, pp. 7-8. 1772: 1766: 1763: 1757: 1754: 1741: 1722: 1716: 1692: 1686: 1673: 1667: 1649: 1643: 1636: 1630: 1617: 1611: 1608: 1595: 1577: 1571: 1553: 1542: 1524: 1511: 1493: 1487: 1473:Apple River Fort 1469: 1448: 1430: 1417: 1416:Harmet, pp. 5-9. 1414: 1401: 1400: 1383: 1318:Fort Blue Mounds 1307: 1292: 1288: 1201:Illinois Militia 1087:Galena, Illinois 1057: 1053: 1052: 1045: 1044: 1037: 1036: 1024: 1018:Territory (Iowa) 1007: 1006: 1004: 999: 998: 991: 990: 988: 983: 982: 975: 974: 972: 967: 966: 959: 958: 956: 951: 950: 943: 942: 940: 935: 934: 927: 926: 924: 919: 918: 911: 910: 908: 903: 902: 895: 894: 892: 887: 886: 879: 878: 876: 871: 870: 863: 862: 860: 855: 854: 847: 846: 844: 839: 838: 831: 830: 828: 823: 822: 815: 814: 812: 807: 806: 799: 798: 796: 791: 790: 783: 782: 780: 775: 774: 767: 766: 764: 759: 758: 751: 750: 748: 743: 742: 735: 734: 732: 727: 726: 719: 718: 716: 711: 710: 703: 702: 700: 695: 694: 687: 686: 684: 679: 678: 671: 670: 668: 663: 662: 655: 654: 652: 647: 646: 639: 638: 636: 631: 630: 623: 622: 620: 615: 614: 602: 601: 599: 594: 593: 581: 580: 578: 573: 572: 560: 559: 557: 552: 551: 543:Apple River Fort 539: 538: 536: 531: 530: 518: 517: 515: 510: 509: 497: 496: 494: 489: 488: 476: 475: 473: 468: 467: 455: 454: 452: 447: 446: 434: 433: 431: 426: 425: 417:Fort Blue Mounds 413: 412: 410: 405: 404: 392: 391: 389: 384: 383: 371: 370: 368: 363: 362: 350: 349: 347: 342: 341: 329: 328: 326: 321: 320: 308: 307: 305: 300: 299: 290: 238:himself. 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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Illinois State Historic Site

Apple River Fort is located in Illinois
Apple River Fort is located in the United States
Elizabeth
Illinois
42°19′5″N 90°12′51″W / 42.31806°N 90.21417°W / 42.31806; -90.21417
97001332
Black Hawk War
Elizabeth
Illinois
Black Hawk
Battle of Apple River Fort
National Register of Historic Places
Rod Blagojevich
Galena
Dixon's Ferry
Black Hawk War
   
Stillman's Run
   
Buffalo Grove
   
Plum River
   
Indian Creek
   
St. Vrain
   

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