Latitude & Longitude:
41° 46' 14.7",
-88° 8' 42.839988"
Illinois State Historical Marker
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 the Black Hawk War.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
Fort Payne Historical Marker Location Map, Naperville, Illinois Map