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Prairie du Chien (/ ˌ p r ɛ r i d u ˈ ʃ iː n /) is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] Often called Wisconsin's second-oldest city, Prairie du Chien was established as a European settlement by French voyageurs in the late 17th century. [ 4 ]
The First Treaty of Prairie du Chien was signed by William Clark and Lewis Cass for the United States and representatives of the Sioux, Sac and Fox, Menominee, Ioway, Winnebago, and Anishinaabeg (Chippewa and the Council of Three Fires of Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawatomi) on August 19, 1825, proclaimed on February 6, 1826, and codified as 7 Stat ...
Fort Crawford. Fort Crawford was an outpost of the United States Army located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, during the 19th century. The army's occupation of Prairie du Chien spanned the existence of two fortifications, both of them named Fort Crawford. The first of was occupied from 1816 to 1832, the second from 1832 to 1856.
Sauk people. Massika, a Sauk Indian, left, with Wakusasse (Meskwaki) at right. Aquatint of painting by Karl Bodmer, made at St. Louis in Spring 1833 when Massika pleaded for the release of war chief Blackhawk following the Black Hawk War. The Sauk or Sac are Native Americans and Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands.
Land ceded to the U.S. at Prairie du Chien in 1829 by the Three Fires Confederacy (in yellow) and the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) tribe (in orange). The second of these, the third Treaty of Prairie du Chien, concluded on August 1, 1829, was made between the United States and representatives of the Winnebago tribe. They also ceded land in northwestern ...
The People’s Choice Festival is set for July 14-17. Hours are 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and noon until 5 p.m. Sunday. The only gate open to enter Grange Park will be ...
Treaty of Prairie du Chien may refer to any of four treaties signed in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin by the United States and Native American peoples of the Upper Midwest: First Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1825), delimiting borders between the Sioux, Sac and Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Ho-Chunk and the Council of Three Fires. Second Treaty of Prairie ...
The Pataskala Banking Co. is being acquired by a New Lexington-based community bank. The banking company and Peoples National Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Peoples State Bank, announced ...