▁the ▁Indiana ▁D unes , ▁near ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁Fort ▁Creek , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁D unes ▁Creek . ▁ ▁It ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁French ▁military ▁out post , ▁but ▁was ▁more ▁likely ▁a ▁private ▁residence , ▁trad ing ▁post , ▁or ▁at ▁most ▁a ▁support ▁station ▁for ▁larger ▁for ts ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁refers ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" fur ▁dep ot ." ▁ ▁The ▁fort ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁domin ion ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁following ▁their ▁ult imate ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁whether ▁the ▁British ▁ever ▁really ▁util ized ▁Pet it ▁Fort ; ▁at ▁best ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁station ▁for ▁British ▁fur ▁trad ers . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁as ▁American ▁sett lers ▁re bel led ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain ▁cons olid ated ▁power ▁in ▁more ▁fort ified ▁strong holds . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁few ▁records ▁of ▁Pet it ▁Fort , ▁it ▁being ▁mentioned ▁in ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁letters ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁map . ▁ ▁" P et it ▁Fort " ▁is , ▁in ▁fact , ▁a ▁description ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁proper ▁name , ▁transl ating ▁literally ▁to ▁" small ▁fort ". ▁It ▁is ▁remembered ▁primarily ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁military ▁action ▁that ▁occurred ▁there ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Pet it ▁Fort ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁Aut umn ▁ 1 7 8 0 , ▁a ▁small ▁band ▁of ▁about ▁four teen ▁cre oles ▁from ▁C ah ok ia