George Rogers Clark Campsite - Massac County, IL - U.S. Revolutionary War Memorials on Waymarking.com

County of site: Massac County
Location of site: US-45, Indian Point Conservation Area, S. of Vienna
Memorial erected by: Illinois Humanities Council and Illinois State Historical Society
Date memorial erected: June 2003

Plaque Text:

GEORGE ROGERS CLARK CAMPSITE Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark and his troop of 170 volunteers, principally Virginians, camped near this site, called Indian Point, on June 30, 1778. They were marching from Fort Massac to attack the British post at Kaskaskia. This was the first of five campsites on that march. Clark's men would take the post at Kaskaskia and later, the British fort at Vincennes, Indiana. This work helped secure the Illinois Territory for the United States during the Revolutionary War.

Type of Memorial: Plaque

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