Dixon's Ferry

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Dixon's Ferry on the Rock River, pre-1903.

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. He also established the first post office. The surrounding settlement was known as Dixon's Ferry.^[1]

Plaque marking the site of Dixon's Ferry.

References [edit]

^ Gibler, Bob. History of Dixon, City of Dixon, official site, accessed January 18, 2011.

Black Hawk War of 1832

Native people

British Band	Black Hawk Neapope Wabokieshiek

Dakota	Wapasha

Ho-Chunk	Waukon Decorah

Menominee	Oshkosh

Potawatomi	Billy Caldwell Shabbona Waubonsie

Sauk and Meskwaki	Keokuk Wapello

U.S. people

Army	Henry Atkinson Hugh Brady Jefferson Davis Winfield Scott Zachary Taylor

Militia	John Giles Adams Milton Alexander David Bailey Ebenezer Brigham John Dement Henry Dodge William S. Hamilton James D. Henry Abraham Lincoln Alexander Posey Isaiah Stillman James W. Stephenson Samuel Whiteside

Others	George Davenport Henry Gratiot Antoine LeClaire Joseph M. Street Felix St. Vrain Joseph Throckmorton

Places

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

Engagements

Dixon's Ferry

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