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The Sauk Trail was originally a Native American trail running through what are present-day Illinois, Indiana and Michigan in the United States. From west to east, the trail ran from Rock Island on the Mississippi River to the Illinois River near modern Peru then along the north bank of that river to Joliet , and on to Valparaiso, Indiana .
In the aftermath of the raid, Captain James W. Stephenson set out to pursue the attackers—a straggling band of Sauk Native Americans—but lost their trail at the Mississippi River. The attack occurred in the same week as other skirmishes and raids, and as a result helped contribute to the growing fear in the region.
Although many Native American mounds were once located above the Ohio River in the vicinity of Sayler Park, most have been destroyed by development. [3]: 667 Another mound, known as the Story Mound, lies along Gracely Drive in Sayler Park; [4] other than the Story and Short Woods Park Mounds, virtually no mounds remain in the vicinity.
Michigan: The name of Saginaw is believed to mean "where the Sauk were" in Ojibwe; and the Saginaw Trail is said to follow an ancient Native American trail. [14] US Route 12 in Michigan is said to follow the Sauk Native American trail. [15] Minnesota: City of Sauk Centre, Le Sauk and Little Sauk townships, Lake Osakis, Sauk River, Sauk Rapids.
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Treaty of Sauk and Fox Agency, Iowa Territory, October 11, 1842 where the Sauk and Foxes cede all lands West of the Mississippi River, to which they have any claim. Treaty of Sauk and Fox of Missouri, Washington, DC, May 18, 1854; Treaty of Sauk and Fox Agency, Kansas Territory, July 16, 1859
The Story Mound is a Native American mound in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio.Located in the Sayler Park neighborhood of the city of Cincinnati, [1] the mound lies along Gracely Drive. [2]
In an 1804 treaty between the governor of Indiana Territory and a council of leaders from the Sauk and Fox, Native American tribes ceded 50 million acres (200,000 km 2) of their land to the United States for $2,234.50 and an annual annuity of $1,000. [2] [3] The treaty also allowed the Sauk and Fox to remain on their land until it was sold. [3]