(Rock Island), Home of Col. Davenport

(Rock Island), Home of Col. Davenport

We put Rock Island in parentheses because the unused card itself does not give the location, really only telling us that Col. Davenport “was murdered in this house July 4, 1845” and that “Picket fence marks the site of his original grave.”  The Colonel in question is George Davenport, a settler, fur trader, and mediator between American Indians and the U.S. Government.  And don’t feel badly if you don’t see the picket fence.  We don’t, either.  Grade: 1

Name: (Rock Island), Home of Col. Davenport

From: USA AND (SOME) TERRITORIES/Illinois

Code: 10114097

Price: $1.00