Che Che Pin Qua Family Burial Grounds
N 41° 58.062 W 087° 50.828
16T E 429806 N 4646537
The burial site of Che Che Pin Qua (which meant "the squinter" or "blinking eye"), his wife, and other family members.
Waymark Code: WM4768
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2008
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The area is said to be haunted. People have cited sounds as well as lights in the woods surrounding the memorial. There is a stone memorial to Che Che Pin Qua (English name Alexander Robinson), his wife, and family. There is also an information board nearby. The surrounding area is a forest preserve named after Che Che Pin Qua's wife, Catherine.
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"Alexander Robinson was born to an Indian mother and Scotch father in upper peninsula Michigan. He was instrumental in negotiating the 1812 Treaty of St. Louis and the 1829 Treaty of Prairie du Chien. For his services, he was given a tract of land along the Des Plaines River from roughly Cumberland Ave. to Ruby St. and from roughly Addison St. to Higgins Road. His last days were spent on his reserve east of River Road and north of Lawrence Ave. He died there and is buried in a family plot north of Lawrence Ave. along East River Road."