Hubbard Trail - Momence, IL
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cldisme
N 41° 09.481 W 087° 40.109
16T E 443913 N 4556514
A brief history on the origins of Illinois State Highway 1.
Waymark Code: WM6KPE
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2009
Views: 14
This roadside historical marker reads as follows:
This trail was blazed by Gurdon S. Hubbard, 1822-1824, connecting the trading posts of the American Fur Company between Vincennes and Chicago. Momence, near the upper crossing of the Kankakee River, is on this trail. Known also as the Vincennes Trace, it is perpetuated today as State Highway No. 1.
County: Kankakee
Historical Society: The Illinois State Historical Society
Dedication Date: 1953/11/18
Location: Along IL Routes 1 & 17 south of Momence, IL
Website: [Web Link]
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