Kolmer Site | |
![]() Overview of the site from the west | |
Location | Levee Rd., west of Fort Chartres State Park[2]: 4 |
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Nearest city | Prairie du Rocher, Illinois |
Coordinates | 38°5′30″N 90°10′51″W / 38.09167°N 90.18083°W |
Area | 89 acres (36 ha) |
Built | 1720 |
Part of | French Colonial Historic District (ID74000772) |
NRHP reference No. | 74000773[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 1, 1974 |
The Kolmer Site is an archaeological site in the far southwest of the U.S. state of Illinois. Located near Kaskaskia and Prairie du Rocher in western Randolph County, it lies at the site of an early historic Indian village from the French period. Because it occupies a critical chronological and cultural position, it has been given national recognition as a historic site.