Black Hawk’s Final Resting Place Hosted by the Davenport Public Library

The Sauk war leader known to the American settlers as Black Hawk fought and lost a war in 1832 as he tried to retake his homeland. His grave was robbed in 1839. The history books say his remains were destroyed in a museum fire in 1853 at Burlington, Iowa. The history books are wrong. Find out what happened to the great warrior’s remains during this Zoom presentation on Wednesday, December 9th at 6:30 pm by Russ Fry, MA. Registration is required to receive Zoom meeting details. Register here: https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/event/7264282 Keep up with our virtual programming on our Virtual... Read More