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10 things to do at the Rock Island Arsenal and Museum

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The Rock Island Arsenal and Arsenal Island have witnessed more than 160 years of recorded American history. Most famously, Abraham Lincoln chased Black Hawk around Illinois in 1832. Since Lincoln was involved, I always thought Black Hawk was from central Illinois. And then I visited the Quad Cities. Black Hawk’s village, Saukenuk, stood on Illinois’ […]

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Honor veterans on Hero Street USA, Silvis, Illinois

Hero Street USA in Silvis, Illinois, is only a block and a half long, perched between Billy Goat Hill and Honey Creek. The short street near the Mississippi River lacked no shortage of sacrifice during World War II and the Korean War. Eight of the street’s young men gave the ultimate sacrifice during the mid-20th-century

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10 things to do at the Rock Island Arsenal and Museum

Honor veterans on Hero Street USA, Silvis, Illinois

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