Show In Memory of f Old Fort r na x rw d Scene during the dedication ceremonies of ot the newly built blockhouse erected on the site of old Fort near Lafayette d. d the first forti forli- fortified fled fied d post established In Indiana anti and surrounding territory Fort was built In 1719 by by- bythe the l French rench and was held by them as ns n a trading post and a afar afur ator a- a fur far center u until tu 1779 1719 when It came Into the possession of ot the American ranger rung rang rang- 1 er era en The fort tort was destroyed In 1791 1 |