Army Trail Road Marker

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Addison in Du Page County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Army Trail Road

By Barry Swackhamer, August 26, 2011

1. Army Trail Road Marker

Inscription. This road followed an Indian trail that began in Chicago and went through DuPage, Kane, De Kalb, Boone, and Winnebago Counties to a Winnebago Village at Beloit, Wisconsin. In August, 1832, during the Black Hawk War, United States Army reinforcements from the Eastern Department followed the trail. Their general, Winfield Scott, left Chicago ahead of the troops and took a different route to the war area. Delayed by cholera, his men did not reach the front until after Black Hawk’s defeat. The tracks left by heavy army wagons formed a road for early settlers. Erected by the Du Page Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists, and the Illinois State Historical Society, 1974

Marker series. This marker is included in the Black Hawk War marker series.

Location. 41° 55.917′ N, 87° 59.652′ W. Marker is in Addison, Illinois, in Du Page County. Marker is at the intersection of West Army Trail Boulevard and John F. Kennedy Drive on West Army Trail Boulevard. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 West Army Train Boulevard, Addison IL 60101, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Kinderheim Arch (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); Site of St. Paul Lutheran School (about 600 feet away); Site of Lutheran Teacher’s Seminary (about 800 feet away); The Gazebos of Addison (about 800 feet away); Veterans Circle (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Mill (approx. one mile away); Reverend J. Ward Morrison Boulevard (approx. 5.1 miles away); Mammoth Spring (approx. 5.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Addison.

By Barry Swackhamer, August 26, 2011

2. Army Trail Road Marker

Also see . . . The Black Hawk War of 1832. (Submitted on September 21, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 21, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 380 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of San Jose, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.