Post by Cliff Krainik on Jun 20, 2007 16:40:41 GMT -5
New exhibit now open at Apple River Fort
ELIZABETH – Was Black Hawk an early Illinois terrorist, and how did settlers in the area prepare to defend themselves against him? A new exhibit brings the 175-year-old conflict to life like never before at Apple River Fort State Historic Site in Elizabeth, Illinois.
“The Transformation of Black Hawk: Frontier Terrorist to Advertising Icon, Sainthood and Beyond,” an exclusive new exhibit runs through October 31 at the Apple River Fort Interpretive Center. The exhibit will explain through text and artifacts how Black Hawk, leader of the dissident Sauk and Fox Indians, after his crushing defeat by the combined forces of the United States government, Illinois State and the Michigan Territorial militia, was transformed from a tragic survivor to a lodestone for commercial enterprise, the focal point of romantic musings, and the spiritual guide for a pseudo-Christian-Voodoo sect in New Orleans. The exhibit is partially funded by the Galena-JoDaviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The Apple River Fort State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (www.Illinois-History.gov), is a reconstruction of the 1830s civilian fort that was the site of a battle between Black Hawk’s Sauk warriors and Apple River settlers during the Black Hawk War. It is located along U.S. Route 20 in Elizabeth, Illinois, and is open for free public tours.
ELIZABETH – Was Black Hawk an early Illinois terrorist, and how did settlers in the area prepare to defend themselves against him? A new exhibit brings the 175-year-old conflict to life like never before at Apple River Fort State Historic Site in Elizabeth, Illinois.
“The Transformation of Black Hawk: Frontier Terrorist to Advertising Icon, Sainthood and Beyond,” an exclusive new exhibit runs through October 31 at the Apple River Fort Interpretive Center. The exhibit will explain through text and artifacts how Black Hawk, leader of the dissident Sauk and Fox Indians, after his crushing defeat by the combined forces of the United States government, Illinois State and the Michigan Territorial militia, was transformed from a tragic survivor to a lodestone for commercial enterprise, the focal point of romantic musings, and the spiritual guide for a pseudo-Christian-Voodoo sect in New Orleans. The exhibit is partially funded by the Galena-JoDaviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The Apple River Fort State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (www.Illinois-History.gov), is a reconstruction of the 1830s civilian fort that was the site of a battle between Black Hawk’s Sauk warriors and Apple River settlers during the Black Hawk War. It is located along U.S. Route 20 in Elizabeth, Illinois, and is open for free public tours.