Historic Cane Hill, a non-profit organization currently restoring many historic sites in the community, also operates a museum. 1  June 11, 2015. 2  Tales of the Trail, Trail of Tears.
John Warne Gates (May 18, 1855 â August 9, 1911), also known as Bet-a-Million Gates, was an American Gilded Age industrialist, who was a pioneer promoter of barbed wire. He was born and raised in what is now West Chicago, Illinois.
Horatio Gates-Early Life & Career: Born July 26, 1727 in Maldon, England, Horatio Gates was the son of Robert and Dorothea Gates. While his father worked in the Customs Service, Gates' mother held the post of housekeeper for the third Duke of Bolton.