Dixon's Ferry

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

There was a fort named Fort Dixon by the town which served as the town's protection during the Black Hawk War.

References

^ Gibler, Bob. History of Dixon Archived March 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, 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 John H. Rountree Isaiah Stillman James W. Stephenson Samuel Whiteside
Others	George Davenport Henry Gratiot Antoine LeClaire Joseph M. Street Felix St. Vrain Joseph Throckmorton Satterlee Clark