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Historic Site
Wild Bill Hickok Memorial
41°27′58″N 89°5′1″W / 41.46611°N 89.08361°W / 41.46611; -89.08361
LocationTroy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, U.S.
Completion date1929
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

Plaque inscription.

References

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

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