William Frederick Cody, known as "Buffalo Bill," the son of Isaac and Mary Cody, was born near this site on February 26, 1846. His parents had purchased the land from the United States of America by land patent on September 16, 1841. They built a log cabin in the NE ¼ of the SE ¼ of section 28, LeClaire township, located approximately 1650 feet northwest of this site. The Codys moved from here when Bill was 8 months old. The farm was sold March 9, 1852.