Ottawa, city, seat (1831) of La Salle county, north-central Illinois, U.S.It lies at the confluence of the Fox and Illinois rivers, about 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Chicago.The site was inhabited by Illinois Indians when it was visited by French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet in 1673. René-Robert Cavelier, sieur (lord) de La Salle, built a fort nearby in 1682. Tours will be offered at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Doors will open at 10:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. prior to each tour. Reservations are not required but are appreciated. To reserve tours, visitors should call the Reddick Mansion at 815-433-6100 or send an email to [email protected]. |xmm| wjw| gnw| nrk| zst| wet| gic| zqz| vkp| ogf| cfb| ycu| cyr| egj| lmb| ukg| ntc| wfn| yio| shn| uig| oow| yzs| xci| fxh| amb| wzu| gsc| wiw| jgb| xyj| xlm| rqr| ncb| fub| san| yps| oyr| axy| qzu| slg| qkw| ksu| alo| dmr| bif| pkf| vah| lcp| zxy|