Black Hawk State Historical Site

Local nameBlack Hawk Forest Nature Preserve
LocationMilan, Illinois, United States

The Black Hawk State Historic Site, in Rock Island, Illinois, occupies much of the historic site of the village of Saukenuk, the home of a band of Native Americans of the Sauk nation. It includes the John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life. The state park is located on a 150 feet 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.

Tags Nature Reserve
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_State_Historic_Site

Official Website https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/INPC/Pages/Area4RockIslandBlackHawkForest.aspx

Phone +1 309 7880177

Coordinates 41°28'0.429" N -90°34'19.12" E

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