Indian Trail Marker - Wilmette, IL
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adgorn
N 42° 04.965 W 087° 42.156
16T E 441886 N 4659203
A hexagonal metal sign on the northeast corner (about 10 feet from the stop sign on Greenwood) is dedicated to the Indian Trail Tree.
Waymark Code: WMH63R
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2013
Views: 6
Inscription:
Wilmette Historical Commission
Indian Trail Marker
This oak tree was one of
America's first road signs.
It was bent as a sapling
by the Indians, about
1740, marking a trail to
Lake Michigan. 1949
This trail tree, no longer there, was a marker used by the native Pottawatomie, Ottawa, and Chippewa to point to the direction the trail took.
The tree was featured as a point of interest in the 9/1/2008 Historical Bicycle Tour of Wilmette Route Notes.
County: Not listed
Historical Society: Not listed
Dedication Date: Not listed
Location: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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