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Fort Crawford Museum
Fort Crawford Museum
4.5
Temporarily closedClosed until May 1, 2025
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Being the second oldest community in the state of Wisconsin and the oldest on the upper Mississippi River we have alot of history in our community. We have two historical museums. The Fort Crawford Hospital Museum gives information about Dr. Wm Beaumont, a post surgeon here at the Fort, the different treaties signed here, Blackhawk's surrender, surgical diaramas, a display of an old dentist office, display of an old pharmacy, etc. Our Museum of Prairie du Chien has displays and information of the War of 1812, Clamming and the button factories that were here, an iron lung, etc. We do have scavenger hunts for the younger visitors for both museums, to help keep them interested and busy.
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Lynn M
Schofield, WI14 contributions
Jul 2022
We enjoyed our visit to the Fort Crawford Museum. We learned a lot about this part of WI history. The information on thhe fort and the medical experiments conducted there was quite enlightening. We also enjoyed the museum on Prairie du Chien history.
Written July 21, 2022
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Travelingw6
Wauseon, OH313 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
This museum has 2 buildings. One building is the history of Prarie du chein. The other building is about the fort, the fort hospital, and the military dealings in the area. There is a lot of good information to read. I enjoyed the exhibits.
Written July 24, 2023
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Colleen1978
Mazomanie, WI146 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Super nice staff. Very welcoming. Small but packed with information. There are two buildings. We'r almost missed the second one. A nice, short stop that doesn't take hours to go through. One hour max unless you read and examine every little thing. Restroom in ther gift shop.
Written July 7, 2019
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MM J
Mukwonago, WI47 contributions
Aug 2015 • Family
Fort Crawford stood guard over Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, from 1816 until 1856. Now, the Fort Crawford Museum displays the history of the fort, its city, and the many lives that crossed here.
Our family is filled with history buffs so it was a great time and an interesting site. We would recommend if history is your thing, this is a great place to visit!!
Our family is filled with history buffs so it was a great time and an interesting site. We would recommend if history is your thing, this is a great place to visit!!
Written August 25, 2015
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turbocat16
Freeport, IL166 contributions
Aug 2019
Spent a good 2 hours in the 2 primary buildings. Lots of very good historical data from photos to real equipment, like early century dental equipment. Fee for old goats is a reasonable $3.00
Written August 28, 2019
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Dot H
Cedar Rapids, IA9 contributions
Sep 2019
The focus is on the military hospital and tho small, the museum presented a good look at medicine in a military hospital. On the grounds is another museum with Prairie du Chien history and that too was worth the trip. I was amazed to discover that tobacco was a profitable crop in Iowa and that cigars were made in PdC.
Written October 2, 2019
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Sheryl C
Knoxville, IA7 contributions
Sep 2019
Good look at history of the area. Guide provided good introduction and then self-guided. Knowledgeable in answering questions.
Written September 28, 2019
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Jeremy
11 contributions
Jul 2019 • Family
Interesting little museum that can be walked through in an hour or two. Being very close to the IA-WI bridge and Villa Louis, this makes a great stop if you're on the road and want to rest for a bit. Younger kids will be a little bored, but older kids and teens should enjoy it - especially if interested in frontier or medical history. The best part are the pictures of the archeaological excavation of the original fort that took place in 1999 right under the street out front!
Written July 6, 2019
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Kathy A
46 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
We visited Fort Crawford after visiting Villa Louis. The original fort was built on the Villa Louis site and then moved because of flooding. This is a great visit with a lot of history to see. Air conditioning made it nice for a very warm day. There are actually 2 museums on site and both are very interesting. Visit if you get a chance.
Written July 2, 2019
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AndrewFromMadison
Madison, WI5,463 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
The site is composed of two buildings - one is mostly devoted to medical quarters of the time, and the other has bits of everything else history-wise of the fort and surroundings. Also office building features a store with number of books and other things. Two Wisconsin History boards adorn the site as well - one about the fort itself, and the other one about Black Hawk's surrender at the Bad Axe.
Written June 21, 2019
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