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Historical Markers in Polo, Illinois

 
Clickable Map of Ogle County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Ogle County, IL (44) Boone County, IL (5) Carroll County, IL (11) DeKalb County, IL (20) Lee County, IL (52) Stephenson County, IL (23) Whiteside County, IL (37) Winnebago County, IL (6)  OgleCounty(44) Ogle County (44)  BooneCounty(5) Boone County (5)  CarrollCounty(11) Carroll County (11)  DeKalbCounty(20) DeKalb County (20)  LeeCounty(52) Lee County (52)  StephensonCounty(23) Stephenson County (23)  WhitesideCounty(37) Whiteside County (37)  WinnebagoCounty(6) Winnebago County (6)
Oregon is the county seat for Ogle County
Polo is in Ogle County
      Ogle County (44)  
ADJACENT TO OGLE COUNTY
      Boone County (5)  
      Carroll County (11)  
      DeKalb County (20)  
      Lee County (52)  
      Stephenson County (23)  
      Whiteside County (37)  
      Winnebago County (6)  
 
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1 Illinois, Ogle County, Polo — Buffalo Grove
The Indians called this area Nanusha (buffalo). The first settlers arrived here in 1829 and six years later a village, St. Marion, was laid out. About 1840 the name was changed to Buffalo Grove and the village prospered until 1855 when the railroad . . . Map (db m208581) HM
2 Illinois, Ogle County, Polo — Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln 1870-1915
This free-standing, perpetual-burning lime kiln was used to produce lime mortar, a product widely utilized by the building industry. The area was known as Buffalo Grove after a thriving early settlement along the Galena Trail. The region retained . . . Map (db m208638) HM
3 Illinois, Ogle County, Polo — First Cabin in Ogle County
-1830- Here on the Galena Trail, Isaac Chambers built a cabin used as a tavern -1834- John D. Stevenson, the first merchant had his store in a near-by cabinMap (db m209304) HM
4 Illinois, Ogle County, Polo — Indian Ambush
Early in the Black Hawk War Indians concealed near this spot in Buffalo Grove, May 19, 1832, killed William Durley, a member of a six man detail carrying dispatches from Colonel James M. Strode at Galena to General Henry Atkinson at Dixon's Ferry. . . . Map (db m208585) HM
5 Illinois, Ogle County, Polo — Lincoln in Polo
Abraham Lincoln was a guest in this house, August 15-17, 1856. His host was Zenas Aplington, founder of Polo. On Saturday, August 16, John D. Campbell and James W. Carpenter, who were law partners in Polo, joined Lincoln and Aplington in a drive by . . . Map (db m55803) HM
6 Illinois, Ogle County, Polo — Site of Eagle Point Gang Plow Factory
In the pioneer village of Eagle Point, named because of an eagle's nest on a point of timber near here, Naaman Spencer, inventor of the gang plow, started manufacturing it here, 1868. Spencer, also was the first to use a steam engine, a Gates, . . . Map (db m131732) HM
7 Illinois, Ogle County, Polo — The Boles Trail
In 1825 Oliver W. Kellogg blazed a trail from Peoria to Galena which passed east of this site. On a spring day in the following year John Boles marked a shorter route near this point. The news of the Boles Trail spread and it became a heavily . . . Map (db m208467) HM
8 Illinois, Ogle County, Polo — The Galena Road
In the early 1830’s pioneer traffic moving north from Peoria crowded primitive trails and forced a direct route to Galena. In 1833, Levi Warner’s state survey marked the Galena Road. It cut through this schoolyard. Private Abraham Lincoln passed . . . Map (db m55795) HM
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9 Illinois, Ogle County, Polo — William Durley Killed By Indians
William Durley killed by Indians May 19, 1832 near this spot on Galena TrailMap (db m208648) HM
10 Illinois, Ogle County, Polo — William Durley Killed Here
William Durley killed here May 19 1832Map (db m208647) HM
 
 
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Mar. 29, 2024