 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
 Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz
About 1812, the settlers in this area built Fort LaMotte for protection from hostile Indians. The pioneers farmed the adjoining land but stayed within easy reach of the protective walls. After the War of 1812 the Indian threat diminished and the inhabitants of the fort became the nucleus of Palestine.
Erected by the Citizens of Palestine and The Illinois State Historical Society, 1962.
Leaverton St. & LaMotte St., 1 blk. N. of cemetery, Palestine, Crawford County Illinois
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