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Fraker's Grove
CITY:
near La Fayette
COUNTY:
Knox
DEDICATED BY:
Descendants of Michael Fraker and The Illinois State Historical Society
DEDICATION DATE:
May 31, 1964 at 5:00:00 AM
In this area stood a Potawatomi Village when Michael Fraker arrived from Kentucky about 1830. With kindness and understanding he negotiated a peaceful settlement with the Indians and became the first permanent settler in northeastern Knox County. His grave is about one-half mile south of this point.
In this area stood a Potawatomi Village when Michael Fraker arrived from Kentucky about 1830. With kindness and understanding he negotiated a peaceful settlement with the Indians and became the first permanent settler in northeastern Knox County. His grave is about one-half mile south of this point.
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