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Army Trail Road
1 Friendship Plaza, Alddison,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
41° 55' 56.1",
-87° 59' 25.199988"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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This road followed an Indian trail that began in Chicago and went through DuPage, Kane, DeKalb, Boone, and Winnebago Counties to a Winnebago village at Beloit, Wisconsin. In August, 1832, during the Black Hawk War, United States Army reinforcements from the eastern department followed the trail. Their General, Winfield Scott, left Chicago ahead of the troops and took a different route to the war area.Delayed by cholera, his men did not reach the front until after the Black Hawk's defeat. The tracks left by heavy army wagons formed a road for early settlers.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Army Trail Road Historical Marker Location Map, Alddison, Illinois Map
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