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| 41°27′58″N 89°5′1″W / 41.46611°N 89.08361°W | |
| Location | Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Completion date | 1929 |
| Website | Official 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.[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.