Talk:Illinois Country

Great example
Excellent article, great synthesis of a wide range of material, well written. I wish many more were like this.

This one's a great piece of the whole French colonial topic. My interests are here and I hope to contibute to this and topics on Fort de Chartres and related things.

Illinois County, Virginia
Why is this re-directed here? The "Illinois Country" and "Illinois County, Virginia" are two distinct entities. How can this be corrected? GenQuest (talk) 02:32, 11 November 2010 (UTC)


 * It can be corrected by visiting the redirect page itself and editing it. Anyone who has anything suitable to start the article with, even one or two sentences, is welcome to do so.  --Kbh3rd talk  16:35, 30 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks. GenQuest (talk) 19:20, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

Dates?
Illinois country essentially existed, with that name, from the 1673 Marquettte and Jolliet expedition, as part of New France until no later than 1779 when it became part of Illinois County, VA. The last two paragraphs of the lead are off-topic and should be deleted, along with latter portions of the text they summarize. Relevant material can be moved into the articles for Illinois County, Northwest Territory or Indiana Territory.Sbalfour (talk) 23:30, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * No. The Illinois Country was trans-Mississippi, and it was called Illinois Country past 1779, on both sides of the River. -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 04:04, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Indiana was Illinois Country
Most of Indiana, including Fort Miami and Fort Ouiatenon, were part of Illinois country. Everything west of Ohio Country and north of the Ohio River, basically.Sbalfour (talk) 23:49, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Do you have a source for Fort Miami and Fort Ouiatenon that says that? Alanscottwalker (talk) 04:16, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Map error
Would like to confirm with anyone else…Chicago is seen on that 1717 map but as far as I know Chicago wasn’t settled then. Nasdaqpic (talk) 21:48, 14 March 2024 (UTC)


 * What you see is a French spelling for the name of the river and the area, which did exist. That name for the area is found in journals and documents in the 1600s. Alanscottwalker (talk) 22:46, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Interesting. Thanks for the information! Nasdaqpic (talk) 23:02, 14 March 2024 (UTC)