A statue of Sauk leader Black Hawk at his namesake historic site in Rock Island, Illinois.
Photo by: Bill Whittaker/Wikimedia | CC BY-SA 3.0
Visit the Hauberg Indian Museum in Rock Island, Illinois, to view artifacts, dioramas and interpretive maps that tell the story of the Sauk and Meskwaki peoples of the Mississippi River Valley. Afterward, hike through the 208 acres of surrounding public-use areas, prairie and nature preserve.
Before the appearance of European settlers, Rock Island was already home to the Sauk and Meskwaki peoples, who used the island for farming and the...
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