Camp Grant


County: Winnebago
Location: Rt. 2 at bridge, south of Rockford

Erected: 01/01/1934 Erected by: State of Illinois


Camp Grant, one-half mile to the east, was established in 1917. Here was trained the 86th, or Black Hawk Division, of the National Army. Camp Grant was abandoned as a post in 1921.


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