Images of Black Hawk State Historic Site
Black Hawk State Historic Site and its collection
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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 (50 m) 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 .