The Fort Today
Fort Kaskaskia is a campsite and picnic area overlooking the Mississippi River. The remains of the 18th-century redoubt can be vaguely traced in the earth. The prominent Kaskaskia cemetery recalls the 1881 flood.
Due to state budget cuts, the IHPA temporarily closed Fort Kaskaskia to the public from December 2008 until April 2009.
Read more about this topic: Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site
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“You have created a monster and it will destroy you.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)
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—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)