 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
Fort Handy, built in 1816, was located 1200 feet southeast of this park on a knoll. The fort, the only structure of its kind in Clark County, was built by the family of Thomas Handy and contained three cabins and a well surrounded by a bulletproof palisade.
Erected by the West Union 4-H Clubs and The Illinois State Historical Society, 1967.
N. 1900th St., city park, S. limits of West Union, Clark County Illinois
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