Naperville in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fort Payne

Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 2, 2016

1. Fort Payne Marker

Inscription. Near this site in 1832 a 100-foot square stockade enclosed by wooden pickets, with two blockhouses on diagonal corners, was built. Here Captain Morgan L. Payne and his company of forty-five men protected the settlers from roaming Sauk Indians during the Black Hawk War.

Erected 1964 by The DuPage County Historical Society and The Illinois State Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Black Hawk War, and the Illinois State Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 41° 46.233′ N, 88° 8.683′ W. Marker is in Naperville, Illinois, in DuPage County. Marker can be reached from S. Brainard Street, 0.1 miles south of East Chicago Avenue. On the campus of North Central College. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Naperville IL 60540, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Revolutionary War Veteran (approx. half a mile away); Site of the First Frame House in DuPage County (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bailey Hobson’s House (approx. 1.6 miles away); The McDonald Farm (approx. 3.7 miles

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away); First Presbyterian Church of Du Page (approx. 4.1 miles away); Frontier Park Prairie Restoration (approx. 5.4 miles away); Cantigny First Division Museum (approx. 5.7 miles away); Marcellus E. Jones Gravesite (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naperville.

Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 2, 2016

2. Fort Payne Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2016, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,046 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2016, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.