Savanna in Carroll County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pierce Wigwam

1828 • 1928

Photographed by William J. Toman, May 22, 2011

1. Pierce Wigwam Marker

Inscription. On this ground stood the Indian wigwam occupied by Aaron Pierce and his wife, Harriet Bellows Pierce, and their four children, November 4, 1828, first white settlers of Savanna.

Erected in honor of his mother, Sila Pierce Bowen, by Frank Pierce Bowen.

Erected 1928 by Frank Pierce Bowen.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is November 4, 1831.

Location. 42° 6.075′ N, 90° 9.444′ W. Marker is in Savanna, Illinois, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 52) and Randolph Street, on the right when traveling north on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savanna IL 61074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Savanna Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Savanna Community World War II Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); Gettysburg Address (approx. half a mile away); Savanna Public Library (approx. half a mile away); Helen Scott Hay (approx. half a mile away); Plum River Falls (approx. 1.8 miles away); Savanna Community Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Lewistown Trail (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savanna.

Photographed by William J. Toman, May 22, 2011

2. Pierce Wigwam Marker

Photographed by William J. Toman, May 22, 2011

3. Pierce Wigwam Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 978 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.