Prophetstown
N 41° 40.426 W 089° 56.500
16T E 255125 N 4617737
The story of a towns beginning.
Waymark Code: WM9CKH
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2010
Views: 3
Prophetstown occupies the site of the village of the Winnebago Prophet, which the Illinois volunteers destroyed on May 10, 1832, in the first act of hostility in the Black Hawk War.
County: Whiteside
Historical Society: State of Illinois
Dedication Date: 01/01/1934
Location: Rts. 78 & 172 north end of Prophetstown
Website: [Web Link]
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