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: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • 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. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 41° 46.243′ N, 88° 8.691′ W. Marker was in Naperville, Illinois, in DuPage County. It could 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 was in this post office area: Naperville IL 60540, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was

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in Greater Chicago.

It was also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it was in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: The Potawatomi and Fort Payne (here, next to this marker); Bill Shatzer (within shouting distance of this marker); North Central College Community Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); WONC-FM 89.1 (about 400 feet away); Henry Tayama (about 500 feet away); James L. Nichols (about 500 feet away); Mildred Rebstock, Ph.D (about 500 feet away); Rev. George St. Angelo (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Naperville.

More about this marker. The Illinois State Historical Society replaced this marker with a new one in April 2024. See the related marker below for the link.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The new Fort Payne marker,

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 2, 2016

2. Fort Payne Marker

erected in 2024

New Fort Payne marker (2024) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, September 15, 2024

3. New Fort Payne marker (2024)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2016, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,876 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2016, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. 3. submitted on September 17, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.