The Grand Village of the Kickapoo is a Kickapoo village site in rural McLean County, Illinois, United States. The village site includes the Warren Bane Site, a defensive fort which was built circa 1750 to protect the village. The village was occupied until 1813, when a U.S Army officer under the command of Zachary Taylor burned the village.[2]
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| Location | Ellsworth, McLean County, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°26′58″N 88°43′0″W / 40.44944°N 88.71667°W |
| Area | 70.7 acres (28.6 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002588[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 19, 1982 |
The Warren Bane Site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982.[1] It is one of the sites that has its address restricted by the National Register due to fear of vandalism and looting.
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Wagner, Mark. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Warren Bane Site. National Park Service, 1981-02-17.
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