Near Grand Detour in Lee County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
La Sallier's Cabin
August 20, 2015
1. La Sallier's Cabin Marker
Erected 1936 by Daughters of the American Revolution, Dixon Chapter.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
Location. 41° 53.371′ N, 89° 23.815′ W. Marker is near Grand Detour, Illinois, in Lee County. It is on Lost Nation Road one mile south of South Lost Nation Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dixon IL 61021, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of the First Cabin Built for Hon. Joseph Crawford (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1837 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Upper Ferry Landing (approx. 0.9 miles away); Grand Detour, Illinois (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Grand Detour Plow Factory (approx. 0.9 miles away); Erected to the memory of Leonard Andrus founder of the village of Grand Detour Illinois 1835 (approx. one mile away); John Deere Home and Shop (approx. 1.1 miles away); Christopher Brookner House (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Detour.
Regarding La Sallier's Cabin. Location of the original cabin is on private property.
Additional commentary.
1. Biographical information on Pierre La Sallier (Le Sellier)
Some biographical information on Pierre La Sallier (also spelled Le Sellier, Le Sallier, Lasaliθre, and La Saliθre) can be found in the following sources.
A Compendium of the Early History of Chicago to the Year 1835, when the Indians left, by Ulrich Danckers
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2. La Sallier's Cabin Marker
http://www.earlychicago.com/encyclopedia_letter_L.html
Early Lee County, being some chapters in the history of the early days in Lee County, Illinois, by William D. Barge (1918), on pages 1-10.
https://archive.org/details/earlyleecountybe00barg/page/n7
James Watson Webb's Trip Across Illinois in 1822, by Frank E. Stevens (1924), on pages 10-16.
https://archive.org/details/jameswatsonwebbs00stev/page/3
La Sallier/Sellier built this cabin by 1822, and by 1829 ownership had been transferred to Stephen Mack, Jr.
— Submitted March 22, 2019.
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