1700-1735 French Establish Three Outposts

The French established three outposts along the river trade route on the Wabash-Maumee: one at the present-day of Fort Wayne, one near present-day Lafayette (1717), and the largest and most important at Vincennes (1702).

Book:

Outpost in the Wilderness: Fort Wayne, 1706-1828, Poinsatte, Charles, 1976