Starved Rock
, cliff
(140 ft/43 m), overlooking the Illinois R.,
bet. La Salle and Ottawa, N Ill.; 41°19'N 88°59'W. Legend says that
in the 18th cent. the Ottawas drove a band of Illinois onto the
cliff, where they died of thirst and starvation. Later,
brigands and outlaws found refuge nearby in canyons and caves that were
included in Starved Rock State Park (est. 1912). Starved Rock has been
designated a natl. historic landmark.
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