Starved Rock
USA /
Illinois /
Deer Park /
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interesting place, stone/rock feature
The rock derives its name from a story that a band of Illiniwek was trapped in the 1760s on the rock by a band of Potawatomi trying to avenge the death of the Ottawa Chief Pontiac
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starved_Rock
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°19'14"N 88°59'25"W
- Salt Well 4.4 km
- Volvo Island 17 km
- Illinois Central Freight House 27 km
- Mendota Fairgrounds 27 km
- Shallow Brook Farm Conference Center 56 km
- Joseph F. Glidden House 70 km
- John D. and Mildred L. McCune Sand Prairie 72 km
- Starved Rock State Park 1.2 km
- Lafarge Aggregates 2.7 km
- Matthiessen State Park 5 km
- Buzzi Unicem USA 6.4 km
- Pleasant Creek Campground 7.8 km
- Interstate 80 Interchange 79 7.8 km
- Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (VYS/KVYS) 14 km
- Troy Grove, Illinois 18 km
- Wal-Mart Retail Support Center 20 km
- Donnelley/DePue State Park 28 km