Braeside in Highland Park in Lake County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
This Indian Trail Tree
Photographed by Alison Platt Kendall
1. This Indian Trail Tree Marker
Inscription.
This Indian Trail tree, at the northern boundary of Cook County, is the most noticeable one standing on a highway. There are eleven similarly bent trees in Cook County, pointing the direction of the Indian trails. The branch was bent and fastened to the ground by the Indians, when the tree was a sapling, over 80 years ago. This tree is near the Green Bay Trail, later the wagon road of the early white settlers of the 1830 period, followed, as a further advance in civilization, by the Chicago and Northwestern R.R. 1855, and later by the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric R.R. 1899. This tablet is erected by the Chicago Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, May 6 1911, to encourage interest in local history, and perpetuate the memory of the disappearing Indian race.
This Indian Trail tree, at the northern boundary of Cook County, is the most noticeable one standing on a highway. There are eleven similarly bent trees in Cook County, pointing the direction of the Indian trails. The branch was bent and fastened to the ground by the Indians, when the tree was a sapling, over 80 years ago. This tree is near the Green Bay Trail, later the wagon road of the early white settlers of the 1830 period, followed, as a further advance in civilization, by the Chicago & Northwestern R.R. 1855, and later by the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric R.R. 1899. This tablet is erected by the Chicago Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, May 6 1911, to encourage interest in local history, and perpetuate the memory of the disappearing Indian race.
Erected 1911 by Chicago Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Location. 42° 9.149′ N, 87° 46.315′ W. Marker is in
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Highland Park, Illinois, in Lake County. It is in Braeside. It is at the intersection of Saint Johns Avenue and County Line Road, on the right when traveling south on Saint Johns Avenue. The marker is a plaque on a large stone, so it may be difficult to see from the road as it is low to the ground. The marker is in a little wedge of green space just east of the Union Pacific North Metra railroad tracks/crossing and just south of the parking lot of the Braeside train station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 St Johns Ave, Highland Park IL 60035, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tyler Gate (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Francis Stupey Log Cabin (approx.
More about this marker. The marker says it is in northern Cook County, but currently it is on the southern boundary of Lake County, on the edge of the northern boundary of Cook County. Maybe the boundaries were different in 1911.
Regarding This Indian Trail Tree. The Indian Trail tree is no longer there.
Additional keywords. Braeside Highland Park Lake County Illinois
Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2025, by Alison Platt Kendall of Highland Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 362 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2025, by Alison Platt Kendall of Highland Park, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
