Fort Handy - West Union, IL
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YoSam.
N 39° 12.440 W 087° 39.961
16S E 442496 N 4339996
Old fort of early settlers.
Waymark Code: WM36RM
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2008
Views: 16
Marker Text:
Fort handy, built in 1816, was located 1200 feet southeast of this park on a knoll. The fort, 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.
Marker Erected by the West Union 4-H Clubs and the Illinois State Historical Society, 1967.
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