Shabbona
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member Stunod
N 41° 46.067 W 088° 51.729
16T E 345218 N 4625669
Located at the intersection of US Route 30 and Indian Road, north of Shabbona Lake State Park.
Waymark Code: WMPM2
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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SHABBONA

IN THE EARLY 1800’S SHABBONA WAS A PRINCIPAL CHIEF OF THE OTTAWA, POTAWATOMI, AND CHIPPEWA GROUP OF TRIBES WHICH BANDED TOGETHER TO FORM “THE THREE FIRES.” SHABBONA CAMPED BRIEFLY IN A LARGE GROVE ONE-HALF MILE SOUTH OF HERE. HE FOUGHT WITH THE BRITISH IN THE WAR OF 1812 AND LATER HELPED THE SETTLERS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY WARNING OF INDIAN UPRISINGS DURING THE WINNEBAGO OUTBREAK. IN THE BLACK HAWK WAR, SHABBONA ALERTED PIONEERS TO IMPENDING INDIAN RAIDS AND OFFERED TO LEAD AN ATTACK AGAINST THE SAUK AND FOX TRIBES.

ERECTED BY THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORIC SOCIETY AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1986


County: DeKalb

Dedication Date: 1986

Website: [Web Link]

Location: Not listed

Historical Society: Not listed
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