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 Lost Nation Road (County Road 1) 0.5 miles north of Cap Road, on the left when traveling north.
This stone is near the
site of the first cabin
built for
Hon. Joseph Crawford
1835
He was born in Pa. 1811
Died at Dixon Ill. Aug. 11,
1891
Deputy County Surveyor
of North Western Ill.
1836 to 1841
State Representative . . . — — Map (db m173530) HM
On Illinois Route 2 at Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 2.
Erected to the memory of Leonard Andrus founder of the village of Grand Detour Illinois 1835. Adjudicator of land claims, ferry operator, carrier of mail and travelers, first commissioner of schools in Ogle County, manufacturer, vestryman, . . . — — Map (db m131733) HM
Early French traders who traveled the Rock River named the large bend southwest of this point, Grand Detour. Winnebago and Potawatomi villages in the area made it a prominent location for fur trading posts, and during the 1820's the United States . . . — — Map (db m131290) HM
On Main Street at Illinois Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
John Deere Home and Shop has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935.
This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m230809) HM
John Deere came to Grand Detour in 1836. In 1837, he fashioned a steel plow out of a broken sawmill blade in his blacksmith shop situated in the nearby John Deere Historic Site.
In 1843, John Deere and Leonard Andrus formed a partnership to . . . — — Map (db m131288) HM
Near here was the landing site of the Upper Ferry, one of two ferries providing the first established crossing of the Rock River into Grand Detour. Authorized by local ordinance in 1837, they were the sole means of commercial access to the south and . . . — — Map (db m131289) HM
