Black Hawk War

Black Hawk War (HMF1O)

Location: Beloit, WI 53511 Rock County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 30.324', W 88° 59.05'

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In the spring of 1831, the Sauk Indians led by Chief Keokuk left their ancestral home near the mouth of the Rock River and moved across the Mississippi, to fulfill the terms of a treaty signed in 1804.

On April 6, 1832, a dissatisfied faction led by Black Hawk returned with 400 warriors and 1200 women, children and old men. Why he risked this return to "my towns, my cornfields, and the homes of my people" in the face of certain opposition is not clear, but Black Hawk probably hoped that other Indians would join him in resisting further white settlement.

When this hope failed and the Illinois militia was called up, Black Hawk sent messengers to negotiate for peaceable removal across the Mississippi. One of his messengers was shot by the excited and poorly-disciplined militia and the war was on. The Indians briefly took the offensive and scalping parties attacked isolated communities of white settlers.

The exact route taken by Black Hawk as he retreated through southern Wisconsin toward the Mississippi is difficult to trace, because both pursued and pursuers were traveling unfamiliar terrain and their later accounts varied. Major engagements took place at Wisconsin Heights and at the Bad Axe, where the war ended August 2, 1832.
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HM NumberHMF1O
Series This marker is part of the Black Hawk War series, and the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series.
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Marker Number159
Year Placed1968
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 3:59pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 336979 N 4707800
Decimal Degrees42.50540000, -88.98416667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 30.324', W 88° 59.05'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 30' 19.44" N, 88° 59' 3.00" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2600-3098 Colley Rd, Beloit WI 53511, US
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