The Black Hawk War / Black Hawk's Grove

The Black Hawk War / Black Hawk's Grove (HMF1N)

Location: Janesville, WI 53545 Rock County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 40.46', W 88° 59.675'

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The Black Hawk War
In April 1832, unhappy about their forced relocation to Iowa and misadvised by tribal chiefs, about 1,000 Sac, Fox and Kickapoo men, women and children followed Sac war leader Black Hawk back to their Illinois home where the Rock River meets the Mississippi. During May and June, Indian raiding parties attacked homesteads and settlements in Illinois and Michigan territories. At the May 21 Indian Creek raid, 13 settlers were killed and two sisters, the Hall girls captured.

Black Hawk's Grove
According to local tradition, Black Hawk's band went north up the Rock River, camping several days here at Spring Brook Creek and giving the Hall girls to Winnebago Indians who later ransomed them to settlers. Pursued by General Henry Atkinson's troops, Black Hawk continued north, then west to cross the Mississippi, but most of the Indians drowned or were killed by troops in August at the Battle of Bad Axe. Three years later, Janesville settlers found the remains of Indian tent poles and campfires and called this place Black Hawk's Grove.
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HM NumberHMF1N
Series This marker is part of the Black Hawk War series, and the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series.
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Marker Number462
Year Placed2001
Placed ByThe State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 2:31am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 336566 N 4726579
Decimal Degrees42.67433333, -88.99458333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 40.46', W 88° 59.675'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 40' 27.60" N, 88° 59' 40.50" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 700 Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Janesville WI 53545, US
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