Battle of Bad Axe Historic Marker
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Battle of Bad Axe historic marker
 
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Attraction
Location
Body of Water: Mississippi River
Trail Name: Inland Waterways
Year Built: 1955
Nearest Address: State Hwy 35
Nearest City: DeSoto
County: Vernon
Zip Code: 54624
Latitude: N 43°27.41052'
Longitude: W -091°12.79398'
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: Yes
Mooring buoy?: No
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: No
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: No
National Register?: No
Attraction
Description
After holding off his pursuers at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights (about 11/2 miles east of present Sauk City), Black Hawk led his people over unfamiliar country toward the Mississippi. In the meantime, the Army alerted Ft. Crawford at Prairie du Chien. When the Indians reached the Mississippi, they found an armed steam-boat blocking escape. The Battle of Bad Axe, fought near here Aug. 1-2, 1832, ended the Black Hawk War. Driven into the water by their pursuers, the Indians-warriors, old people, women, and children, were shot down or drowned as they tried to escape. Black Hawk succeeded in getting away but was soon taken prisoner. Later, when asked about his ill-fated venture, he said simply 'Rock River was a beautiful country; I loved my towns, my cornfields, and the home of my people. I fought for it.'
 
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Battle of Bad Axe Historic Marker
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