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Hubbard Trail

CITY:

Momence

COUNTY:

Kankakee

DEDICATED BY:

The Illinois State Historical Society

DEDICATION DATE:

November 18, 1953 at 12:00:00 AM

The marker is located in Momence at the junction of IL 1 and IL 17.

This trail was blazed by Gurdon S. Hubbard, 1822-1824, connecting the trading posts of the American Fur Company between Vincennes and Chicago. Momence, near the upper crossing of the Kankakee River, is on this trail. Known also as the Vincennes Trace, it is perpetuated today as State Highway No. 1.

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