Campbell's Island
County: Rock Island
Location: In triangle, IL 80 & road leading to
Campbell's Island. North of East Moline.
Erected: 01/01/1955 Erected by:
The Illinois State Historical Society
At Campbell's island, approximately one mile northwest of this point,
Indians led by Black Hawk attacked a force of US Regulars and Rangers
under Lieutenant John Campbell on July 19, 1814. The Americans were
defeated with a loss of sixteen killed.
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