Illinois In the American Revolution
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BruceS
N 38° 34.255 W 090° 11.346
15S E 744886 N 4272909
Illinois historical marker in Cahokia, IL.
Waymark Code: WM9E1
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/25/2006
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"George Rogers Clark captured Kaskaskia on the night of July 4-5, 1778, and
then sent a small company under Captain Joseph Bowman northward to Cahokia.
Bowman met no resistance from the French settlers along the way, and took
possession of Cahokia on July 6. The people there supported the American cause
and raised a militia company to join Clark on his march to Vincennes. Clark
later, under the authority of Virginia, established an administrative court at
Cahokia and Bowman was elected magistrate."
~marker text
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