Black Hawk State Historic Site
About Black Hawk State Historic Site
The Black Hawk State Historic Site, in Rock Island, Illinois, is adjacent to the historic site of the village of Saukenuk, the home of a band of the Sauk people. It includes the John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life. The state park is located on a 150-foot (50 m) bluff overlooking the Rock River in western Illinois. It is most famous for being the birthplace 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.
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Photos of Black Hawk State Historic Site
01Rock IslandBill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
02Black Hawk War MonumentKepper66 · CC BY-SA 3.0
03Black hawk calumetBill Whittaker (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0
04Prairie TrilliumKenneth Darland · CC BY-SA 3.0
05Spring Beauty at Black Hawk State Historic SiteKenneth Darland · CC BY-SA 3.0
06Black Hawk SPChris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Black Hawk State Historic Site; the closest, John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life, is practically next door.
