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Great Illinois Village, The
CITY:
Ottawa
COUNTY:
LaSalle
DEDICATED BY:
State of Illinois
DEDICATION DATE:
January 1, 1935 at 6:00:00 AM
The marker is located in Ottawa on IL 23 where it crosses the canal.
South of here the Great Village of the Illinois extended for three miles along the north side of the Illinois River. To this historic Indian town came LaSalle, Tonti, Marquette, Allouez and other explorers and missionaries. Here, in September, 1680 the Iroquois attacked the Illinois, dispersed them and destroyed their village.
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