Fort Massac

Fort Massac State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Log structure inside palisade fence
The 2002 reconstruction of the 1802 Fort Massac, with the Ohio River in the background. The original, 1757 French fort foundation impression, can be seen at center-right, beyond the trees.
LocationMassac County, Illinois
Nearest cityMetropolis, Illinois
Coordinates37°08′38″N 88°41′14″W / 37.14389°N 88.68722°W / 37.14389; -88.68722
Area1,450 acres (587 ha)
Established1908
Governing bodyIllinois Department of Natural Resources
Fort Massac Site
Fort Massac is located in Illinois
Fort Massac
Fort Massac is located in the United States
Fort Massac
Nearest cityMetropolis, Illinois
Built1757
NRHP reference No.71000293[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1971

Fort Massac (or Fort Massiac) is a French colonial and early National-era fort on the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, United States.

Its site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.