George Rogers Clark Campsite - Massac County, IL
Posted by: YoSam.
N 37° 19.839 W 088° 52.551
16S E 333811 N 4133203
The first of five campsites on this march.
Waymark Code: WMVV2E
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2017
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County of site: Massac County
Location of site: US-45, Indian Point Conservation Area, S. of Vienna
Memorial erected by: Illinois Humanities Council and Illinois State Historical Society
Date memorial erected: June 2003
Plaque Text:
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK CAMPSITE
Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark and his troop of 170 volunteers, principally Virginians, camped near this site, called Indian Point, on June 30, 1778. They were marching from Fort Massac to attack the British post at Kaskaskia. This was the first of five campsites on that march. Clark's men would take the post at Kaskaskia and later, the British fort at Vincennes, Indiana. This work helped secure the Illinois Territory for the United States during the Revolutionary War.