Where did you put that marker?
Eric Scheske at The Daily Eudemon posted a bit of trivia about a historical marker: Historical marker on U.S. 11 in Mississippi: John L. Sullivan defeated Jack Kilrain for heavyweight championship in a...
View ArticleCampground at Victory
I had planned to do just the one post from the Black Hawk war zone and then get back to posting about the day I spent in Nate Shaw’s backyard. But now I’m distracted by the other photos I took on 9...
View ArticleBattle Hollow Road
This is one of the old historical markers that marks the last events of the Black Hawk war. I wanted to visit Battle Hollow. It was one mile by crow from this sign, but a little farther by road.
View ArticleBattle Hollow
September 9, 2004, continued. After two miles of gravel, I came to the end of Battle Hollow Road. I met only one car, apparently some high school kids on their way to school. At the end there were a...
View ArticleFog on Battle Hollow Road
September 9, 2004, continued. It took me a long time to ride the two miles back down Battle Hollow road, because I made a lot of photo stops. It was still a foggy morning. On August 2, 1832, the...
View ArticleThe last of Battle Hollow Road
If so, this would be in the near vicinity of the main path along which Black Hawk's warriors were retreating and along which Henry's militia forces were advancing, from right to left. Quite a few...
View ArticleThe Warrior
Sept 9, 2004, continued. By the time I got back to the campground at Blackhawk Park, the fog was gone entirely. Now I was able to get some clear shots of the river. This one is looking north. Black...
View ArticleWisconsin highway 35
September 9, 2004, continued. This is state highway 35, maybe 3 miles north of DeSoto, Wisconsin (on the upper left of the map below). I would have taken highway 35 south to Prairie du Chien, but I...
View ArticleSoldiers Grove
Myra alerted me to the news about the recent flooding in Vernon and Crawford Counties, Wisconsin. Soldiers Grove is one of the flooded places. I had ridden through Soldiers Grove on my tour of the...
View ArticleCultural Exchange in New Diggings
I'm not sure if that is Blue Mound in the distance, or another of the mounds that form landmarks that can be seen many miles away. There were several motorcycles on the road that day, a Sunday. I could...
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