Kelloggs Grove
N 42° 21.326 W 089° 53.042
16T E 262475 N 4693270
A battle story during the Black Hawk War.
Waymark Code: WM9CMD
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2010
Views: 11
At Kellogg’s Grove four miles south of here, two engagements were fought during the Black Hawk War. On June 16, 1832, Capt. A.W. Snyder’s Company defeated a band of Indians, but on June 25, Indians led by Black Hawk defeated Maj. John Dement’s Battalion of Volunteers.
County: Stephenson
Historical Society: State of Illinois
Dedication Date: 01/01/1934
Location: 6.3 miles east of Stockton on US 20, then south 0.1 miles on Kent Rd.
Website: Not listed
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