Welcome to Rossville on Hubbard's Trail - Rossville, IL - Welcome Signs on Waymarking.com

I noticed this while following the old Hubbard Trail from Chicago to Danville. Gurdon S. Hubbard was an early fur trader in Illinois and ultimately one of the first business people of Chicago. Learn more about him at:
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"The Dixie Highway or Illinois Route One, which passes through Rossville as Chicago Street, is one of the oldest trails in Eastern Illinois. Originally an Indian path, it became the main route between Fort Dearborn (Chicago) and Vincennes, Indiana thanks to the efforts of early pioneer and trader, Gurdon Hubbard, who utilized it as a commercial artery between his store in Danville and Chicago. The path became known as Hubbard’s Trail or Trace, remembered today by a
country club north of Rossville and two markers on South Chicago Street and by Mann’s Chapel. As the Eastern section of the state developed, the trail was made a roadway by the State of Illinois in 1833-34. By the time of the automobile, the route had retained its
status as the main roadway between Chicago and Danville."

Hubbard is somewhat unheralded today, so it is nice to see his name on a town's sign.

Type of community: Town

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