Blackhawk State Historic Site (Rock Island, Illinois) | park

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The Black Hawk State Historic Site occupies much of the historic site of the village of Saukenuk, the home of a band of Native Americans of the Sauk nation. The state park is located on a 150-foot (45m) bluff overlooking the Rock River in western Illinois. It is most famous for being the birth place of the Sauk warrior Black Hawk. The disputed cession of this area to the U.S. Government was the catalyst for the Black Hawk War.

1510 46th Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackhawk_State_Historic_Site
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Coordinates:   41°27'59"N   90°34'18"W
This article was last modified 15 years ago