Joliet in Will County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Prairie Band of Potawatomi

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 2, 2020

1. Prairie Band of Potawatomi Marker

Inscription. The last Native Americans in this area were of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi. In early years they fought on the side of French and British. In later years, under Chief Shabonna, they were friends to our settlers. In 1833 they signed a treaty giving up all of these lands. By 1841 they were gone.

Erected by Will-Joliet Bicentennial Park, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 41° 31.527′ N, 88° 5.281′ W. Marker is in Joliet, Illinois, in Will County. It is on North Bluff Street north of West Jefferson Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 N Bluff Street, Joliet IL 60435, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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 the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joliet's Business Center (a few steps from this marker); Joliet Buildings (a few steps from this marker); From Prisons to Libraries (a few steps from this marker); Quarry Workers / Joliet Stone (a few steps from this marker); Lester Frank Ward / Fossils (a few steps from this marker);

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Quarries Are Us (a few steps from this marker); Market in Joliet (within shouting distance of this marker); A Corridor in Time: The Illinois and Michigan Canal (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Joliet.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 2, 2020

2. Prairie Band of Potawatomi Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.