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Marker Details

County:
Whiteside (See list of all markers in county)
Picture:
Location:
Rts. 78 & 172 north end of Prophetstown
Latitude:
41.6738
Longitude:
-89.9417
Dedication Date:
01/01/1934
Dedication By:
State of Illinois
Marker Description:
Prophetstown occupies the site of the village of the Winnebago Prophet, which the Illinois volunteers destroyed on May 10, 1832, in the first act of hostility in the Black Hawk War.
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