Homes of Chief Waubonsie and Madeline Ogee
Location:
The marker is located in Paw Paw, in the southeast part of town, at the intersection of Chapman Street and Wheeler Street. It is mounted directly in front of the Trestle Creek Country Club.
Dedication Date:
01/01/1986
Dedication By:
Paw Paw Endowment Corporation and The Illinois State Historical Society
Marker Description:
Deep within the Paw Paw Grove, or As-Sim-In-Eh-Kon, Potawatomi Chief Waubonsie and his tribe made their home 1824-1836. At the Treaty of Prairie Du Chien 1829, Madeline Ogee, Potawatomi wife of Joseph Ogee, was granted two sections of land in the granted two sections of land in the grove. Potawatomi, Chippewa, Ottawa Chiefs, Waubonsie, Shabbona, and Sauganash (Billy Caldwell) aided the U.S. Government during the Black Hawk War. At the Treaty of Chicago, 1833, the Potawatomi Confederation ceded approximately 5 million acres of land in northwest Illinois to the government. In 1836 the Indians were removed from their homes to northwest Missouri and southwest Iowa. The Ogee section was sold to David town for $1,000 in silver.
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