Indian Creek Massacre (Old)

County:
LaSalle 
Picture:
Images Courtesy of Charles Stanley
Location:
This refurbished marker is located in Shabbona Park, 4165 East 16th Road, Earlville. It is next to the new Indian Creek Massacre historical marker.
Latitude:
41.5384
Longitude:
-88.8537
Dedication Date:
01/01/1934
Dedication By:
State of Illinois
Marker Description:

On May 20, 1832, hostile Indians, mainly Potawatomi, massacred fifteen men, women and children of the Indian Creek settlement two miles to the west. Two girls, Rachel and Sylvia Hall, were carried into captivity and later ransomed. All had disregarded the warning of Shabbona, the white man’s friend.

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