| Located south east corner of S Galena Trail Rd and W Milledgeville Rd west side of Polo | Coordinates Lat N 41 58.851 " Lon W 89 35.691 " | |
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Buffalo Grove The Indians called this area Nanusha (buffalo). The first settlers arrived here in 1829 and six years later a village, St. Marion, was laid out. About 1840 the name was changed to Buffalo Grove and the village prospered until 1855 when the railroad steamed through Polo. Naturalist John Burroughs taught here in 1856-1857. ERECTED BY THE POLO HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1964
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