Schiller Woods in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Alexander Robinson
(Chee Chee Pin Quay)
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 21, 2012
1. Alexander Robinson Marker
Chief of the Potawatomi, Chippewa, and Ottawa Indians who died April 22, 1872. Catherine (Chevalier) his wife who died August 7, 1860 and other members of their family are buried on this spot - part of the Reservation granted him by the Treaty of Prairie Du Chien July 29, 1829. In gratitude for his aid to the family of John Kinzie and to Capt. and Mrs. Heald at the time of the Fort Dearborn Massacre
Erected by Cook County Forest Preserve District.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 1872.
Location. 41° 58.062′ N, 87° 50.835′ W. Memorial is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Schiller Woods. It is on North East River Road 0.1 miles north of West Lawerence Avenue. Marker is about 100 feet down a small path on the west side of East River Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Harwood Heights IL 60706, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Former Site of Wilson Airport (approx. Ύ mile away); Former Site of the Motykiewicz Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); Henry Brockmans Farm & Grist Mill (approx. one mile away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away);
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More about this memorial. Marker was installed by the Cook County Forest Preserve District. The original Robinson family burial grounds were frequently vandalized, thus removed and replaced with the current marker.
Regarding Alexander Robinson. Robinson was instrumental in negotiating the 1812 Treaty of St. Louis and the 1829 Treaty of Prairie du Chien. For his services, he was given a tract of land along the Des Plaines River from roughly Cumberland Ave. to Ruby St. and from roughly Addison St. to Higgins Road. His last days were spent on his reserve east of River Road and north of Lawrence Ave. He died there and is buried in a family plot north of Lawrence Ave. along East River Road.
Also see . . . Alexander Robinson (chief). Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on November 7, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 21, 2012
2. Alexander Robinson Marker
Photographed by Wikipedia, Unknown
3. Alexander Robinson
4. Alexander Robinson Marker
Original Robinson Family Burial Grounds Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2012. This page has been viewed 3,547 times since then and 98 times this year. Last updated on March 8, 2026. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 18, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 3. submitted on November 7, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on March 8, 2026. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
