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Indian Ambush
Polo,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
41° 59' 27.660012",
-89° 36' 9.960012"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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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. Durley's body now rests beneath this memorial.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Indian Ambush Historical Marker Location Map, Polo, Illinois Map
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