DECORAH PEAK
N 44° 04.254 W 091° 19.300
15T E 634399 N 4881116
Across the highway to the east is where Winnebago Chief, One-Eyed Decorah took refuge in a cave near the peak after being wounded in a Chippewa attack on his village.
Waymark Code: WM24JF
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2007
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The rock-crested hill to the east was named after One-Eyed Decorah, a Winnebago chief who, according to tradition, took refuge in a cave near the peak after being wounded in a Chippewa attack on his village. He remained in hiding throughout the bloody engagement and then at nightfall made his way down the Black River to another Winnebago settlement. The next day he returned, surprised the celebrating Chippewa and routed them. With other Wisconsin chiefs Decorah signed a treaty with the United States at Prairie du Chien on August 19, 1825, establishing tribal boundaries in the hope of securing "a firm and perpetual peace." He achieved his greatest renown after the Black Hawk War when he accompanied the defeated Black Hawk and the Prophet to Prairie du Chien, where on August 27, 1832, the two Sauk leaders surrendered.
Erected 1958
County: Trempealeau
Location: Wayside
MarkerID: 81
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