Prairie du Chien Treaty of 1825
Saturday, August 21, 2010 10 am-5 pm
Signed on August 19, 1825, by U.S. officials and representatives of the Sioux, Ojibwe, Sauk and Fox, Menominee, Iowa, Ho-Chunk, Ottawa, and Potawatomi nations, the Treaty of Prairie du Chien tried to eliminate hostilities between the tribes and settlers until separate treaties could be negotiated with individual tribes. Villa Louis has invited a number of tribal members to the site to recall the historic event.
Ticket Info:
Adults $9; children (5-17) $4.50; students and senior citizens (65 and over) $7.75; family (two adults and two or more dependent children 5-17) $24.
Location Info:
Venue: Villa Louis
The historic Villa Louis mansion is the centerpiece of a grand Victorian estate built by the family of Hercules Dousman, a frontier entrepreneur who amassed a fortune in the fur trade and other frontier investments. The mansion has just undergone a top-to-bottom documentary restoration that has returned the Dousman home to the splendor of its 1890s heyday, using British Arts and Crafts interior designs inspired by famed designer William Morris.
P.O. Box 65, 521 Villa Louis Road
Prairie du Chien, WI
Contact Info:
Email: villalouis@wisconsinhistory.org
Phone: 608-326-2721
Fax: 608-326-5507