George Rogers Clark Campsite #2
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N 37° 31.354 W 088° 57.954
16S E 326277 N 4154660
This marker commemorates the July 1, 1778, campsite for Lt. Col. Clark’s troop of 170 volunteers.
Waymark Code: WMPNZ
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2006
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George Rogers Clark Campsite
Lt. Col. Clark and his troop of 170 volunteers passed near this spot, called Buffalo Gap, on July 1, 1778, on their way to a campsite some four miles north of here. The men were marching from Fort Massac to capture the British post at Kaskaskia. This attack and a later one at Vincennes, Indiana, prevented the British and their Indian allies from invading Kentucky. It also secured the Illinois Territory for the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Erected by Bowman's Company, Illinois Humanities Council and Illinois State Historical Society, July 2003
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