Gratiot's Grove was a mining settlement and later a frontier fort during the Black Hawk War in the Michigan Territory later Lafayette County, Wisconsin.[1][2]
History[]
In 1824, Henry Gratiot settled in the area with his brother and set up a mining and smelting operation. Later during the Black Hawk War, the settlement became Fort Gratiot.[3][4] Today the Gratiot House still survives in what had been Gratiot's Grove.[5]
Notes[]
- ↑ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=3557&keyword=gratiot
- ↑ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=9037&keyword=gratiot
- ↑ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1314&keyword=gratiot
- ↑ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/archives/search.aspx?area=browse&volumn=11&articleID=5828
- ↑ http://www.travelwisconsin.com/item_detail/Gratiot_House.aspx
The original article can be found at Gratiot's Grove (Wisconsin) and the edit history here.