Warsaw

Population (2010) 1,607 Introduction A small town perched on top of a bluff overlooking the river, Warsaw has an interesting history and impressive 19th century buildings that make it a pleasant place to stop and visit. Visitor Information Direct your questions to Warsaw's local government

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Hamilton

Population (2010) 2,951 Visitor Information Direct your questions to the village office (1010 Broadway St.; 217.847.2936). History At the time that Illinois became a state in 1818, most of the land around present-day Hamilton was owned by John Kernell, but he apparently never lived on it. When

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Nauvoo

Population (2010) 1,147 Introduction Nauvoo is a town with an outsized history, where big dreamers and idealists came to make their plans a reality and where some of those dreams sparked epic conflicts, especially during the town's Mormon era. While much of the town’s Mormon history has been preserved

By |2024-05-26T13:33:39-05:00September 22nd, 2015|Illinois|2 Comments

Picture of the Day: Canoe Camp in the Morning Fog

Early morning camp on the Arkansas shore, across the river from Greenville, MS (photo taken April 2015). See more photos here. Early morning camp on the Arkansas bank of the Mississippi River

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Victory

Population (2010) Unincorporated Introduction The small village tucked into the bluffs takes it name from its proximity to the final battle of the Black Hawk War; won by the US Army, the fight quickly devolved into a massacre of Sauk and Meskwaki Indians. History Ira

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An Unfortunate Error

Last week I realized that the Davenport map in the Quad Cities guide book had a number of errors. This came to my attention when a potential vendor in Davenport informed me that they wouldn’t carry the book because the map showed their business in the wrong location. (Which really seems a bit petty to

By |2016-10-21T15:29:29-05:00August 11th, 2009|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on An Unfortunate Error
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