Wild Bill Hickok Memorial Explained

Monument Name:Wild Bill Hickok Memorial
Location:Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, U.S.
Complete:1929
Coordinates:41.4661°N -89.0836°W

Wild Bill Hickok Memorial is a state historic site operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. It is located in a small park at the intersection of Main and Ottawa Streets in Troy Grove, Illinois. The memorial marks the site of the birthplace of "Wild Bill" Hickok and features a plaque on the granite monument that honors Hickok's services as a scout and spy in the western states during the American Civil War, and as a frontier express messenger. The monument was dedicated on August 29, 1930.[1]

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Wild Bill Hickok Memorial

Notes and References

  1. News: Illinois Town. Birthplace of "Wild Bill" Hickok Dedicates Monument to Memory, Aug. 29. 15 January 2017. The Weekly Pioneer-Times. September 18, 1930. Deadwood, South Dakota. 3.