Fort Crevecoeur Park

Historic Site Today

Nowadays, one of the main attractions in Fort Crevecoeur Park is the monument to the Creve Coeur founders, who first built Fort Creve Coeur on the east bank of Illinois River in 1680. During the Beav...

Just another park.

Not much of a park. It has a remake of a old fort with is supposed to be fort crevecoeur but if I remember my history about it right, no one really remembers where the original fort was located at.

Quick Visit

Their isn't much here. I've never seen the museum but the fort isn't very large. I could see this being a great setting for a civil war reenactment.

Hidden History

While the site itself is small and a little rundown, the area is full of history! If you are in the area, it's worth an hour or less of your time to stop by. Walk through the very small museum and t...

Civil War Reminder

Original Text

A small fort, as we understood, has remained since the civil war and is linked to historical events. But now it doesn't look very impressive.