George Rogers Clark - Metropolis, IL
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N 37° 08.542 W 088° 42.751
16S E 347905 N 4112038
Among the pilings of the original fort, and near the statue of the man, is this marker.
Waymark Code: WMKKH4
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2014
Views: 8
County of marker: Massac County
Location of marker: US 45, Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis
Marker erected by: Illinois Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
Date marker erected: 1907
Marker Text:
IN MEMORY OF
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK
and his faithful companions in arms
who by their enterprise courage
devotion and sagacity won the
ILLINOIS COUNTRY for The COMMON
WEALTH OF VIRGINIA and so for
THE AMERICAN UNION. This monument
has been erected in the name of a grateful people.
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