Buffalo Rock State Park
County: LaSalle
Location: South side US 6, 4 miles east of IL 178
Erected: 01/01/1952 Erected by:
The Illinois State Historical Society
One mile south was the probable site of Fort Ottawa. It was erected
in 1760-61 by Captain Passerat De La Chapelle and his French soldiers
retreating from Canada to New Orleans to avoid surrender to the
British.
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