Dixon's Ferry
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Dixon's Ferry was the former name for Dixon, Illinois, United States. It was located on the bank of the Rock River near present-day Illinois Route 26. John Dixon operated a rope ferry service to transport mail from Peoria to Galena, and he also established the first post office. The surrounding settlement was known as Dixon's Ferry.[1]
There was a fort named Fort Dixon by the town which served as the town's protection during the Black Hawk War.
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References
- ^ Gibler, Bob. History of Dixon Archived March 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, City of Dixon, official site, accessed January 18, 2011.
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Black Hawk War of 1832
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- Illinois
- Apple River Fort
- Buffalo Grove
- Dixon's Ferry
- Fort Armstrong
- Fort Beggs
- Galena
- Indian Creek
- Kellogg's Grove
- Plum River
- Saukenuk
- Stillman Creek
- Stillman's Run Battle Site
- Waddams Grove
- Yellow Creek
- Michigan Territory (Wisconsin)
- Bad Axe River
- Blue Mounds Fort
- Fort Crawford
- Fort Defiance
- Fort Hamilton
- Fort Jackson
- Fort Koshkonong
- Fort Union
- Gratiot's Grove
- Helena
- Hamilton's Diggings
- Pecatonica River
- Roxbury
- Sinsinawa Mound
- Soldiers Grove
- Victory
- Wisconsin Heights Battlefield
- Wisconsin River
- Minor engagements
- Battle of Stillman's Run
- Buffalo Grove ambush
- Plum River raid
- Indian Creek massacre
- St. Vrain massacre
- Attacks at Fort Blue Mounds
- Spafford Farm massacre
- Battle of Horseshoe Bend
- Battle of Waddams Grove
- Battle of Kellogg's Grove
- Attack at Ament's Cabin
- Battle of Apple River Fort
- Sinsinawa Mound raid
- Battle of Wisconsin Heights
- Battle of Bad Axe
- Black Hawk Purchase
- Black Hawk Tree
- Keokuk's Reserve
- Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
- First Treaty of Prairie du Chien
- Fourth Treaty of Prairie du Chien
- Warrior
41°50′42″N 89°29′02″W / 41.845°N 89.484°W / 41.845; -89.484
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