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Green Bay Trail, The

CITY:

Glencoe

COUNTY:

Cook

DEDICATED BY:

The Lake Shore Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists and The Illinois State Historical Society.

DEDICATION DATE:

April 28, 1963 at 6:00:00 AM

Scott Avenue and Green Bay Rd., Glencoe

One branch of the Green Bay Trail traversed this region. Originally an Indian Trail, after 1816 the route connected Fort Dearborn at Chicago with Fort Howard at Green Bay. Couriers faced hunger, cold and Indians to carry on a round trip which took a month.

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