On North Park Street at Hannibal Street, on the right when traveling north on North Park Street.
Oct. 6, Day 33 of the forced march from their Indiana homeland, 850 Potawatomi Indians camped nearby after traveling 18 miles that day. As the barren land only allowed one choice for encampment, it was named "Hobson's Choice". Water on route was . . . — — Map (db m181376) HM
On Indian Mounds Park west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Warmer climate ends the Ice Age and encourages the growth of different plants. Deciduous trees replace open spruce woodlands. Many Ice Age animals become extinct, and woodland animals such as white-tailed deer are more common. About 7,000 years ago . . . — — Map (db m150277) HM
On Maine Street west of 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
From October 8-10, 1838, more than 800 Potawatomi Indians were encamped here in Quincy, Illinois and directly across the Mississippi River in Missouri. They were being forced to march from Southern Michigan and Northern Indiana to Eastern Kansas . . . — — Map (db m150021) HM
On Indian Mounds Park, 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1888, the Quincy Boulevard & Park Association was created to determine the location of parks and to develop beautiful boulevards. As early as 1894, E.J. Parker, the Association's president, began discussions with the city to acquire land where . . . — — Map (db m150072) HM
On Quinsippi Island Road, on the right when traveling east.
From 1818 through 1851 groups of American Indians were forcibly removed from states on the east side of the Mississippi River to territories on the west side. One of these removals was the Potawatomi Trail of Death, conducted by William Polke, . . . — — Map (db m181375) HM
On Maine Street, on the right when traveling east.
"Archie Williams was one of the strongest-minded and clearest-minded men in Illinois" (A. Lincoln). Lincoln and his friend Archibald Williams had much in common. Both were born in Kentucky and moved to Illinois. Williams coming to Quincy . . . — — Map (db m58790) HM
On Indian Mounds Park just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
In AD 1673, Pere Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, Louis Jolliet, a mapmaker, and a small party of Frenchmen explore the Mississippi River by canoe. In eastern Missouri they find a village of the Peoria, one of the tribes that speaks the . . . — — Map (db m150074) HM
On Indian Mounds Park, 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Farming changes almost every part of life and leads to the development of Mississippian culture. Mississippian farmers grow corn, squash, beans, and some native plants. They also hunt, gather, and fish, producing enough food to feed towns and . . . — — Map (db m150286) HM
On Indian Mounds Park, 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.
People arrive in North America from Asia more than 14,000 years ago at the end of the last Ice Age. The formation of glaciers lowers sea level and exposes a wide land bridge connecting Asia and North America where the Bering Sea is today.
In . . . — — Map (db m150287) HM
On Rock Quarry Road south of Illinois Route 104, on the left when traveling north.
On October 7, 1838 nearly 850 Potawatomi Indians camped near here on Mill Creek on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. The diary records that they traveled 12 miles that day A child died. — — Map (db m181377) HM
On Indian Mounds Park, 0.1 miles west of South 5th Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1804, the Sac and Fox cede their land between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers to the United States. Nine years later, General Howard and 1,400 mounted rangers burn a Sac village near the future site of Quincy. Legend has it that the . . . — — Map (db m150073) HM
On Indian Mounds Park west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Woodland people invent pottery for food storage and cooking and the bow and arrow for hunting and protection. They live in small villages, and they require raw materials and finished objects through long-distance trade.
They bury their dead . . . — — Map (db m150278) HM
On Washington Avenue (U.S. 60/62) west of U.S. 51, on the right when traveling east.
Early removal plans called for transporting Cherokee by boat to Indian Territory. The first three detachments passed by here on steamships in the summer of 1838 as they descended the Ohio River. With low water levels and impassable shoals preventing . . . — — Map (db m161480) HM
On Washington Avenue (U.S. 60/62) south of U.S. 51, on the right when traveling east.
Home to thousands of men, women, and children, the Cherokee Nation at the time of removal spread across parts of today's Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. The 1830 Indian Removal Act required that the Cherokee and other southeastern . . . — — Map (db m161483) HM
On 3rd Street (Illinois Route 127) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Street.
Illinois Confederacy Indians roamed this prairie land, rich in game, which became Illinois County of Virginia. Ceded in 1784 to the United States it was successively included in the Northwest, Indiana; and in 1809, Illinois Territory. Formed in . . . — — Map (db m34169) HM
Near Museum Avenue, 0.6 miles east of Illinois Route 127.
In honor of those brave pioneers who sought refuge & fought valiantly against the attacking Native Americans near Hill's Fort on the foggy morning of September 9, 1814. After being alerted to the hostile presence, 13 men left the fort to scout. They . . . — — Map (db m232492) HM
On Sangamon Street at N. Bay Street on Sangamon Street.
Rejecting a treaty, Black Hawk, a leader of the Sauk and Fox, led his hungry people back into Illinois from Iowa in early 1832, intending to plant corn. Black Hawk also hoped to form an alliance with the Winnebago and Pottawatomie. . . . — — Map (db m57691) HM
On County Route 1250 N west of County Route N 300 E, on the right when traveling west.
Some 800 Potawatomi were forcibly removed by U.S. and Indiana officials from near Plymouth, Indiana and taken to eastern Kansas in 1838. Enroute 39 recorded deaths occurred. This tragic event became known as the “Trail of Death”. The . . . — — Map (db m32503) HM
On North West Street at North Front Street, on the left when traveling north on North West Street.
Over 800 Potawatomi were forcibly removed from near Plymouth, Indiana by U. S. And Indiana Officials and taken to eastern Kansas in 1838. This historic event was named the “Trail of Death” after the tragic occurrence of 39 recorded . . . — — Map (db m33251) HM
On Dunlap Woods north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Over 800 Potawatomi encamped at Sidney after their forced removal by U.S. and Indiana officials from near Plymouth, Indiana. They were being marched to eastern Kansas. Two people died at Sidney, including a child. A total of 39 Potawatomi tragically . . . — — Map (db m33248) HM
Near East Lincoln Highway Road west of County Road 1300E.
Thomas Lincoln, like most adult white men in the United States, was obliged to serve in his state's militia. In 1795, at the age of seventeen, he served a few months "for the defense of the frontiers of Washington County" Kentucky against Indian . . . — — Map (db m188286) HM
On South Halsted Street north of West 34th Street when traveling north.
Inspired by the vast, untouched prairies
Long before Bridgeport looked the way it does now, Native Americans walked the area trails formed by the large, migrating herds of bison that made pathways through the oceans of tall-grass prairies and . . . — — Map (db m244240) HM
On Noth Kilbourn Avenue at North Rodgers Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Noth Kilbourn Avenue.
The tree which stood here until 1933, marked the Northern Boundary of the Fort Dearborn Reservation, the trail to Lake Geneva, the center of Billy Caldwell’s (Chief Sauganash) Reservation, and the site of the Indian Treaty of 1835. — — Map (db m55577) HM
On North Recreation Drive near West Addison Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, is an authentic Kwagulth Indian totem pole, carved in red cedar by Tony Hunt of Port Rupert, British Columbia.
The crests carved upon the totem pole represent Kwanusila, the Thunderbird, a whale with a man on its . . . — — Map (db m94404) HM
On North Halsted Street, on the right when traveling north.
Two Spirit
(Native American and Canadian Nation GLBT People)
Among both Native Americans and Canadian First Nations people there have existed, for untold centuries, individuals whose gender identity, sexual expression, and societal . . . — — Map (db m181857) HM
[Front side text:]
Mawtheshnowen
The Potawatomi word for community (the act of gathering)
La palabra Potawatomi que significa la comunidad (el acto de reunirse)
Bringing Chicago Together
Chicago extends 25 miles along Lake . . . — — Map (db m242492) HM
[Front side text:]
Mawtheshnowen
The Potawatomi word for community (the act of gathering)
La palabra Potawatomi que significa la comunidad (el acto de reunirse)
Bringing Chicago Together
Chicago extends 25 miles along Lake . . . — — Map (db m242493) HM
On North Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Knonawen
The Potawatomi word for connected (the act of talking to others)
La palabra Potawatomi para la conexión (el acto de platicar con otros)
A Crossroads and Gathering Place
For thousands of years, Native people . . . — — Map (db m242495) HM
On West La Salle Drive (Illinois Route 64) east of Clark Street, on the right when traveling east.
[Front side text:]
Pa wdesgéwen
The Potawatomi word for curious (the act of going about seeking things)
La palabra Potawatomi para la curiosidad (el acto de salir y buscar cosas)
Clues to the Past
History is everywhere . . . — — Map (db m242490) HM
[Front side text:]
Bgwëtth zhetthkéwen
The Potawatomi word for natural (the act of doing things naturally/wild)
La palabra Potawatomi para la natural (el acto de hacer algo al aire libre)
A City Made by Water
Though its . . . — — Map (db m242494) HM
On North Clark Street near West La Salle Drive (Illinois Route 64), on the right when traveling north.
[Text on front side:]
Wizhgéndëmowen
The Potawatomi word for resilient (the act of having strong thoughts)
La palabra potawatomi para la resistencia (el acto de mantener pensamientos fuertes)
Chicago in Ashes, Chicago Reborn
The . . . — — Map (db m242487) HM
[Front side text:]
Zhegagoynak
Pronounced zhu-gah-goy-nak
Place of Wild Onions
For thousands of years, this place—now known as Chicago—has been a thriving center of Indigenous life. Potawatomi people lived on and took care of this . . . — — Map (db m242488) HM
On North Clark Street at La Salle Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Clark Street.
Land Acknowledgement
The Chicago History Museum is situated on ancestral homelands of the Potawatomi people, who cared for the land until forced out by non-Native settlers. The Ojibwe, Odawa, Peiora, Kaskaskia, Miami, Mascouten, Sac . . . — — Map (db m242472) HM
On North Boulevard at Clark Street on North Boulevard.
Land Acknowledgement
The Chicago History Museum is situated on ancestral homelands of the Potawatomi people, who cared for the land until forced out by non-Native settlers. The Ojibwe, Odawa, Peiora, Kaskaskia, Miami, Mascouten, Sac . . . — — Map (db m242496) HM
On Calumet Ave at 18th Street, on the right on Calumet Ave.
From roughly 1620 to 1820, the territory of the Potawatomi extended from what is now Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Detroit, Michigan, and included the Chicago area. In 1803, the United States government built Fort Dearborn at what is today Michigan . . . — — Map (db m67806) HM
Near Special Olympics Drive north of East Solidarity Drive, on the right when traveling south.
This sculpture is a replica of Olmec Head #8 from the site of San Lorenzo. It is one of 17 known colossal heads created by the ancient Olmec people in the states of Veracruz and Tabasco, Mexico.
The Olmec flourished in the Gulf . . . — — Map (db m234221) HM
Near East River Road, 0.1 miles north of West Lawerence Avenue.
(Chee Chee Pin Quay)
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 . . . — — Map (db m55451) HM
Znëget
The Potawatomi word for complex (something that is difficult)
La palabra Potawatomi para lo complejo (algo que es difícil)
Challenging History
There are many ways to look at history. It is not simply what happened in the . . . — — Map (db m242491) HM
On North Central Avenue near West Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19).
Portage was created in 1913 in an area that had few parks since its annexation to Chicago in 1889. Members of local civic organizations argued that parks would enhance property values and improve the neighborhood. Their efforts resulted in the . . . — — Map (db m242949) HM
Portage was created in 1913 in an area that had few parks since its annexation to Chicago in 1889. Members of local civic organizations argued that parks would enhance property values and improve the neighborhood. Their efforts resulted in the . . . — — Map (db m242950) HM
On North Rogers Avenue at North Clark Street, on the right when traveling west on North Rogers Avenue.
Clark Street honors George Rogers Clark, whose brother, William Clark, with Ninian Edwards and Auguste Chouteau, in 1816 negotiated Indian treaty ceding land including Chicago site from Rogers Avenue to Lake Calumet.
Near East McFetridge Drive west of Special Olympics Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The Field Museum acknowledges that it resides within the traditional homelands of the Hoocąk (Winnebago/Ho'Chunk), Jiwere (Otoe), Nutachi (Missouria), and Baxoje (lowas); Kiash Matchitiwuk (Menominee); Meshkwahkîha (Meskwaki); . . . — — Map (db m232758) HM
Considered the founders of Chicago, Catherine (1756 - 1809) and Jean Baptiste (1745 - 1818) Point du Sable established a fur trading post on this site in the 1770s or early 1780s, approximately a half century before Chicago was incorporated. This . . . — — Map (db m99739) HM
On East Wacker Drive at North Michigan Avenue on East Wacker Drive.
Defense
Fort Dearborn stood almost on this spot. After an heroic defense in eighteen hundred and twelve, the garrison together with women and children was forced to evacuate the fort. Led by Captain Wells, they were brutally massacred by the . . . — — Map (db m47670) HM
Near West Lunt Avenue east of North Rockwell Street, on the left when traveling east.
Long ago, Native American Indians lived on this land. Before recorded history, the Mound Builders traveled the area, perhaps along the nearby Ridge. Later the Illinois Tribe hunted game and planted maize. Last it was the Ottawa, the Chippewa, and . . . — — Map (db m68560) HM
On Sheridan Road at Central Street, on the right when traveling north on Sheridan Road.
Lake Shore Chapter Daughters of the American Colonists marks the S.E. corner of the two sections of land given by the Federal government to Archange Ouilmette, Pottowatomie Indian, in gratitude for her fathers aid in helping with a treaty between . . . — — Map (db m55578) HM
Near South Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 53) south of Forest View Terminal Drive.
From the time people first came to this region, Portage Creek provided a natural connection between two great waterways - the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. A short canoe carry, or portage, was all that was needed for Indians, fur traders . . . — — Map (db m157679) HM
On North River Road, on the right when traveling south.
Josette Beaubien, a survivor of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, was buried here in 1845. She was married to Jean Baptiste Beaubien, one of Chicago's first settlers. Her brother was Claude LaFramboise, a chief of the Potawatomi Indians. Chief Alexander . . . — — Map (db m55452) HM
On Darmstadt Road near Butterfield Road (Illinois Route 56), on the right when traveling west.
This area originally was part of a larger farm developed in 1842 by George Darmstadt, a German immigrant. It was one of the first farms established in the Proviso area and in use until 1990. This land was part of a 20-mile tract ceded to the United . . . — — Map (db m247719) HM
On Broadway Avenue at Rice Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway Avenue.
Indians traversed this path for about a thousand years to obtain salt at Vermillion River.
In 1832, General Winfield Scott's army and supply wagons went this way to fight Blackhawk's warriors.
Soon, pioneers came west by this well worn road. . . . — — Map (db m234953) HM
George Gabel opened an Indian trading post on this site in 1847. In 1856 he sold the property to John Dilg who had arrived in the Chicago area in 1850 and settled on Waukegan Road in 1854. Dilg and his wife, Maria Magdalena Gabel Dilg operated . . . — — Map (db m94518) HM
On Oak Park Avenue at Ontario Street, on the right when traveling south on Oak Park Avenue.
You are standing on a Continental Divide. Water falling on this line separates and runs to the west and to the east. To the west the water flows to the Des Plaines River in River Forest, on to the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and to the Gulf of . . . — — Map (db m230260) HM
On Lake Street east of Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
You are standing on a Continental Divide. Water falling on this line separates and runs to the west and to the east. To the west the water flows to the Des Plaines River in River Forest, on to the Illinois and Mississippi rivers and to the Gulf . . . — — Map (db m237480) HM
On Berkshire Street at Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Berkshire Street.
You are standing on a Continental Divide. Water falling on this line separates and runs to the west and to the east. To the west the water flows to the Des Plaines River in River Forest, on to the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and to the Gulf . . . — — Map (db m237481) HM
On Chicago Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
You are standing on a Continental Divide. Water falling on this line separates and runs to the west and to the east. To the west the water flows to the Des Plaines River in River Forest, on to the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and to the Gulf . . . — — Map (db m237482) HM
On North Avenue (Illinois Route 64) at Narragansett Avenue, on the right when traveling east on North Avenue.
You are standing on a Continental Divide. Water falling on this line separates and runs to the west and to the east. To the west the water flows to the Des Plaines River in River Forest, on to the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and to the Gulf of . . . — — Map (db m241781) HM
Near Lake Street, 0.1 miles west of Oak Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
We acknowledge that Oak Park is situated on the ancestral land of the Bodewamiadkiwen (Potawatomi), Myaamia (Miami), Oceti Sakowin, Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), and Peoria. We honor them and thank them for their stewardship of this land. Source: . . . — — Map (db m247684) HM
We acknowledge that Mann Elementary and the entire Oak Park community are on the traditional territory of the Bodéwadmiakiwen (Potawatomi), Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Miami, Oeti Šakówi (Sioux), and Peoria peoples. We honor the ongoing contributions of . . . — — Map (db m233238) HM
Near Ditka Drive, 0.1 miles south of Grand Avenue.
Many years ago, River Grove was home to a group of Native Americans known as the Potawatomi Tribe. They fished in its river, hunted in its forest and farmed its prairie land.
While the Potawatomi are long gone, we invite you to hear the sounds, . . . — — Map (db m246291) HM
Near Ditka Drive near Grand Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Local lore has it that this boulder known as "Che-Che-Pin-Qua Rock" (The Indian name given to Alexander Robinson), was used by the Potawatomi tribe as a trail marker along our river.
This rock is native to our woods. Reach out to touch a piece . . . — — Map (db m246293) HM
On Fairbank Road, 0.1 miles east of Millbridge Road.
This boulder marks the old river-crossing used by the Indians on the trail from North to South, by the fur traders, and by the early settlers in the development of the West.
Dedicated July 4, 1932 — — Map (db m233483) HM
A Brief History of Riverside, Illinois
1. In 1828, The Lawton brothers, David and Bernardus (Barney), came to the area and established an outpost. They chose the area for its proximity to the Chicago Portage and one of the busiest land trails . . . — — Map (db m233530) HM
Portions of the Lincoln Highway were first established by identifying existing roads to be paved. The Sauk Trail from the eastern Illinois border westbound through Sauk Village was designated as a section of the original route, including the . . . — — Map (db m204975) HM
On Floral Avenue north of Oakton Street, on the left when traveling south.
Skokie's historic "Engine House" has been part of the Village landscape since construction in 1887. Many trace the origin of the building to growing
concerns about fire especially after the Great Chicago Fire swept through the nearby big city in . . . — — Map (db m242989) HM
On North 1550th Street north of 1600th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Hutsonville was named after the Isaac Hutson family massacred by Indians in 1813 at a spot sixty four rods due east of this marker. Hutson was killed later in a skirmish with the Indians near Fort Harrison, Indiana. — — Map (db m152463) HM
Near Chief Shabbona County Forest Preserve, 0.5 miles south of Preserve Road.
It was 1775, one year before the American Revolution that an Indian boy was born near the banks of the Kankakee River. A boy who would grow up to befriend the new nation's people. His Ottawa parents named him “Shab-eh-nay” (Shabbona), which means . . . — — Map (db m78301) HM
On East Comanche Avenue (Illinois Route 30) at Indian Road, on the right when traveling east on East Comanche Avenue.
In the early 1800's Shabbona was a principal chief of the Ottowa, Potawatomi, and Chippewa group of tribes which banded together to form "The Three Fires." Shabbona camped briefly in a large grove one-half mile south of here. He fought with the . . . — — Map (db m31672) HM
On Maple Avenue at Belden Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Maple Avenue.
Immediately north of this marker runs the Indian Boundary Line which was established on Aug 24, 1816 by a treaty between three U.S. commissioners and the Chippewa, Ottawa and Potawotami Indians to provide a corridor between Lake Michigan and the . . . — — Map (db m60035) HM
Near S. Brainard Street, 0.1 miles south of East Chicago Avenue.
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 . . . — — Map (db m97574) HM
Near 31st Street (County Route 34) 0.3 miles west of Illinois Route 83, on the left when traveling west.
Look left. Look right. You are standing on the northern border of the Indian Boundary Line, a 20-by-70-mile strip of land that stretched from Lake Michigan southwest to the Illinois River near present-day Ottawa, Illinois.
The line was part of . . . — — Map (db m246237) HM
On U.S. 150, 0.3 miles north of County Route 2500N, on the right when traveling south.
A few miles west of here on July 18, 1765, Pontiac, an Ottawa Chief, and George Croghan, British Representative, met in a formal peace council which ended the most threatening Indian uprising against the British in North America. Following the . . . — — Map (db m10997) HM
On Liberty Street just south of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
Erected prior to 1700, over the grave of Chief Nucquette, near foot of Wauponsee Street, Morris.——— Moved by City Council — 1925 — — Map (db m232999) HM
On West Main Street (Illinois Route 9) west of Center Street, on the right when traveling east.
In memory of
Royce Oatman Family in LaHarpe
1832-1842
Four of seven children were born here: Lucy, Lorenzo, Olive and Royce Jr. In 1851, six members were massacred by Indians in Arizona. Olive, and sister Mary Ann, were captured. Lorenzo . . . — — Map (db m181447) HM
On Stone Arch Bridge Scenic Turnout west of Illinois Route 96, on the left when traveling north.
Site of Quashquema Indian Village
—
First White Settlement
By Captain James White 1824
—
Venus
First Post Office
In Hancock County established 1830
—
Town of Commerce
1834
—
Nauvoo 1839
City . . . — — Map (db m244017) HM
On Main Street (Illinois Route 34) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Travel the Byway and discover the importance of the Ohio River to the nation and the world. Experience the magnificent natural landscapes of southern Illinois while coming to know how the historic events and people that shaped the region and the . . . — — Map (db m196762) HM
On East State Road, 0.1 miles east of Illinois 78, on the left when traveling east.
This East-West road crossing Route 78 is one of the few intact segments of the Great Sauk Trail from the Mississippi River to Lake Erie. It was blazed along this glacial moraine by buffalo thousands of years ago as they traveled around Lake Wenno, . . . — — Map (db m213646) HM
On Road 2200 North (County Route 31), on the left when traveling east.
In 1822, Gurdon S. Hubbard,
on this spot, built an
Indian Trading Post and
operated it until 1834.
Here the Indian Princess
Watchee-Kee lived with
Hubbard, as his wife. — — Map (db m96050) HM
On Lodge Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
A confederation of many Indian tribes living along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. "Illiniwek" means "The Men". During French occupation of this area it was shortened to "Illini", and the French ending "ois" was added, giving the state of . . . — — Map (db m142760) HM
On Lodge Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
In appearance, the Piasa Bird was a combination of bird, animal, reptile and fish. It preyed on local Indian tribes until it was killed by Illini Chieftan Owatoga, whose village was near Elsah. The original Bluff Picture was painted so Indians, . . . — — Map (db m142762) HM
On West Main Street (State Road 100) at Mason Hollow Road, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Where the rivers meet
The essence of the meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway is the celebration of the unique river communities found at the convergence of America's great rivers. At the confluence of the Mississippi and . . . — — Map (db m210702) HM
Altitude 791 feet above sea level
372 feet above Illinois River
The Illini Indians once inhabited these ills and the river valley. In 1892, one hundred Indian skeletons were removed from this vicinity by Prof. William McAdams for the . . . — — Map (db m225076) HM
On U.S. 20, 0.9 miles west of West Headquarters Road, on the right when traveling west.
Prior to 1820, Indians and occasional white traders occupied LaPointe, the name given to the present site of Galena. The settlement grew rapidly in 1823 and 1824 as each boat deposited new arrivals on the banks of the Fever (now Galena) River. . . . — — Map (db m202767) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 52) just south of Main Street Northwest (Illinois Route 102), on the right when traveling south.
Father of Bourbonnais Voyageur, Fur Trader and First Permanent Settler of Bourbonnais GroveNoël Le Vasseur and his wife Watch-e-kee arrived here in 1832. He bought large tracts of land from the Potawatomi Indians and encouraged hundreds of . . . — — Map (db m177500) HM
On Dixie Highway (Illinois Route 1) at West River Street, on the right when traveling south on Dixie Highway.
Before there was farmland, there were untamed wetlands. One of the largest in North America was the Grand Kankakee Marsh, which saturated nearly a million acres east of Momence and into northern Indiana. This vast wetland, larger than the Florida . . . — — Map (db m177895) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 150) at East Public Square, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Knox County centrally located between the Mississippi the Rock and the Illinois was crossed by trails between the Indian villages on these rivers and by many local trails to villages and camp sites in this county – the Indians traveled the best . . . — — Map (db m229828) HM
On Illinois Route 17, 0.6 miles west of Golf Course Road, on the right when traveling east.
In this area stood a Potawatomi village when Michael Fraker arrived from Kentucky about 1830. With kindness and understanding he negotiated a peaceful settlement with the Indians and became the first permanent settler in northeastern Knox County. . . . — — Map (db m150572) HM
On West Johnson Street at South Division Street, on the left when traveling west on West Johnson Street.
[Front]
Born at Laon France June 1 1637 he died near
Ludington Michigan May 18 1675
Devoted missioner and heroic priest-explorer
he offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass near
this spot Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday 1675
and . . . — — Map (db m185190) HM
La Salle was a man of vision and courage. He established contact with Native Americans and brought European culture to this area, while acting as a peacemaker in his actions with local Indian peoples. His explorations were responsible for expansion . . . — — Map (db m207606) HM
93 ► Illinois, LaSalle County, Oglesby — The Legend of Starved Rock — A story that has captured and will continue to capture imaginations of visitors for generations — You are now standing 125 feet above the Illinois River on the bluff known as Starved Rock —
Odawa (Ottawa) war chief Pontiac was said to have been murdered by an Illinois tribe member during a council meeting in today's Joliet. Seeking revenge, the Odawa and Potawatomi attacked the Illinois village near Starved Rock.
The Illinois . . . — — Map (db m207609) HM
On Cahokia Trace Lane (County Road 1120 N) at Red Hill Cross Road (County Road 390 E), on the right when traveling west on Cahokia Trace Lane.
The western boundary of the Vincennes Tract passed through this point. The line extended south-southwest thirty-nine miles from present-day Crawford through Lawrence, Wabash, and Edwards counties in Illinois. The Vincennes Tract was seventy-two . . . — — Map (db m98964) HM
On Lost Nation Road, 1 mile south of South Lost Nation Road, on the right when traveling south.
The first trading post between Fort Dearborn and the Mississippi River stood on the high knoll overlooking Franklin Creek one-third of a mile west of this spot. About 1800-1836. — — Map (db m131910) HM
On Wheeler Street at Chapman Street, on the right when traveling east on Wheeler Street.
Deep within the Paw Paw Grove, or As-Sim-In-Eh-Kon, Potawatomi Chief Waubonsie and his tribe made their home 1824-1836. At the Treaty of Prairie Du Chien 1829, Madeline Ogee, Potawatomi wife of Joseph Ogee, was granted two sections of land in the . . . — — Map (db m230811) HM
On Chicago Road at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Chicago Road.
The Old Chicago Trail extended from Fort Dearborn to Galena. A government mail route was established along this Indian Trail in 1829. The Potawatomi ceded their territory to the government in 1833. This route became the first east-west stagecoach . . . — — Map (db m199818) HM
On North Division Street north of West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south.
This venerable old bridge enters its golden years serving slow traffic on a city street, but it started life in the fast lane of the "hard road." In 1924, Illinois Route 4 became the first paved road to connect Chicago with St. Louis. Only two . . . — — Map (db m158825) HM
On North Vermillion Street south of West Madison Street, on the left when traveling south.
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Lincoln’s good friend Jesse Fell had more to do with shaping early events in Livingston County and Pontiac than any other man. He named the county and, in 1837, was instrumental in having the county seat located here. . . . — — Map (db m29727) HM
On West Washington Street at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on West Washington Street.
Pontiac organizer of the conspiracy which bears his name, was born on the Maumee River in what is now Ohio, in 1720. As Chief, he led the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians at Braddocks (sic) defeat July 9, 1755. When France surrendered Canada to the . . . — — Map (db m29751) HM
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