Plum River Falls

Plum River Falls (HMMW7)

Location: Savanna, IL 61074 Carroll County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 5.972', W 90° 7.363'

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Steamboats once navigated to this point, where Plum River Falls powered saw, powder, grist, and flour mills at various times between 1836 and 1885. Near here the Rock Island Military and Prophetstown Trails to Galena were intersected as early as the 1830's by roads to Freeport, Rockford, Polo, and Milledgeville. On three occasions during the Black Hawk War, companies of mounted volunteers from Galena scoured this area for hostile Indians.
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HM NumberHMMW7
Series This marker is part of the Black Hawk War series, and the Illinois: Illinois State Historical Society series.
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Year Placed1968
Placed BySavanna Lions Club, Carroll County Historical Society, and The Illinois State Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 8:37pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 737928 N 4664834
Decimal Degrees42.09953333, -90.12271667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 5.972', W 90° 7.363'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 5' 58.32" N, 90° 7' 21.78" W
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Area Code(s)815
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2229 Chicago Ave, Savanna IL 61074, US
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