The cemetery also holds the graves of those killed in other area battles. Ray Kellogg, Actor: The F.B.I.. Ray Kellogg was born on November 12, 1919. U.S. National Register of Historic Places, https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Statue-unveiled-at-Blackhawk-Battlefield-Park-to-honor-Captain-Abraham-Lincoln--486369451.html, History of the National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kellogg%27s_Grove&oldid=969682887, Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Stephenson County, Illinois, Protected areas of Stephenson County, Illinois, Conflict sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois, Articles using NRISref without a reference number, Short description with empty Wikidata description, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 July 2020, at 20:58. He was an actor, known for The F.B.I. Some sources, including ancestry.com, state that his given name was Giles Vernon Kellogg, Jr. John Kellogg. Kellogg's Grove is an area in western Stephenson County, Illinois, United States near the present-day unincorporated town of Kent. Kellogg's Grove is an area in western Stephenson County, Illinois, United States near the present-day unincorporated town of Kent. [2], In 1827 Kellogg settled in the grove and built his log cabin and barn on the site. The Kellogg Company, daein business as Kellogg's, is an American multinaitional fuid manufacturin company heidquartert in Battle Creek, Michigan, Unitit States. The grove is considered historically significant because it was the site of two minor skirmishes during the Black Hawk War in 1832. The Kellogg's Grove battle site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The area of Kellogg's Grove is associated with two skirmishes that occurred during the Black Hawk War and encompasses approximately 56 acres (23 ha) located on a ridgeline overlooking the Yellow Creek Valley to its west, north and east, and the Plum River Valley to its south and west. [2] Besides the monument the park includes picnic areas, a shelter, and playground, and in 1981 a log cabin was moved to the site.[3]. He guest starred in several TV series, including three episodes of Adventures of Superman (coincidentally and prominently sponsored by Kellogg's). New York state native, and brother-in-law to the founder of Dixon, Illinois John W. Dixon, Oliver W. Kellogg was one of the people who helped develop the wagon trail from Galena to Peoria.

In 2012 Kellogg’s acquired Pringles – becoming the second biggest savoury snacks company in the UK and the world. 2011. While most of the battle occurred on what is today private property the park contains a monument dedicated to the battle and cemetery with the graves of several militia members killed during the skirmish at Kellogg's Grove. Lincoln later made a statement reflecting on that day's events that was quoted by Carl Sandburg in his book Abraham Lincoln The Prairie Years. [2], Of the men buried at Kellogg's Grove only the five killed in the second battle at the site were originally buried in the grove. [3] At the foot of the monument is a small cemetery which contains the graves of militia men killed in four separate engagements during the Black Hawk War. The second skirmish occurred on June 25 and killed five militia members and at least nine Native Americans. Blackhawk Battlefield Park is located near the small, unincorporated community of Kent, Illinois. He died on September 26, 1981 in Olympia, Washington, USA. During the 1820s people began to move from southern Illinois into the lead producing areas in and around Galena, Illinois in the far northwestern corner of the state.

When the grove was nominated for inclusion on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places wagon ruts still remained from the old trail, as did the foundation of the old cabin. "[2], Kellogg's Grove was the site of two skirmishes during the Black Hawk War in June 1832.