Rock Island Arsenal (Arsenal Island

Army Arsenal in Illinois

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The Quad Cities, where the Rock River (below) joins the Mississippi. Rock Island Arsenal (Arsenal Island, formerly Rock Island) is the big one in the Mississippi. Source

The beautiful white limestone buildings on Rock Island were built in the 1800s for the most part. cheap canada goose One building I noticed had the date 1867 inscribed onto the edifice. The stone was acquired from nearby sources. Army Munitions and Chemical Command.

At the time of our visit, we were informed that this was the third largest active arsenal in the United States.

About 6,000 people are employed here manufacturing equipment as canada goose outlet real well as ordinance for our military forces on this 946 acre island.

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We were walking the grounds while we were viewing the Confederate canada goose outlet store toronto grave markers, when suddenly the ground started to reverberate and we soon found out the reason. We heard them and felt them under our feet before we actually saw the tanks that started to roll past us on some military exercise. The deep rumbling sound accompanies the earth shaking experience.

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canadian goose jacket The photos below show some of the tanks and other equipment available for up close viewing. The history of warfare comes alive when seeing these sinister looking appliances adorning the grounds of Rock Island Arsenal. canadian goose jacket

The Black Hawk War ended in 1832 between the Sauk and Fox Indians and the United States government who desired the lands the Indians had occupied.

Black Hawk was a famous Indian War Chief.

Canada Goose Jackets The Treaty of Fort Armstrong was agreed to on this site and the Indians gave up land west of the Mississippi River (some 6 million acres!) and ceded it to the United States. to meet with President Andrew Jackson of the United States, Black Hawk along with his tribe retired peacefully and lived out the rest of their lives on a reservation in Iowa. Canada Goose Jackets

But prior to that he was paraded through much of the northeast as an oddity. Many white people had never previously seen an Indian!

Cemeteries on Rock Island

During the time of the Civil War, many Confederate prisoners of war were canada goose outlet kokemuksia sent to the detention camp on Rock Island where they were held until the end of the war.

Conditions were quite primitive in the beginning as prisoners started arriving before the camp was fully set up and operational. As time progressed more things were put into place for sanitary reasons, housing, etc.

uk canada goose A total of about 12,000 prisoners were detained there and almost 2,000 of them did not survive to canada goose outlet winnipeg leave when the war was ended. uk canada goose

canada goose factory sale Much of this was canada goose outlet online store due to disease, but part of it was due to deprivation of food as “punishment” for how the Union soldiers were treated in another camp. Inhumane efforts on the part of the Confederates holding Union prisoners of war spilled over to equally bad treatment of their own comrades who were imprisoned once this became known. “Tit for tat” as the old saying goes or from the biblical saying “An eye for an eye.” canada goose factory sale

Because of this there is not only a Veteran’s Cemetery on Rock Island for about 18,000 soldiers who served the canada goose outlet phone number United States, but there is also a Confederate Cemetery in a separate section of Rock Island that is equally well maintained.

This is were we were walking when the tanks rolled by with their thunderous presence.

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We ended this particular day of sightseeing by going to the Jubilee which is “The Quad Cities’ Floating Island of Glass on the Mississippi.” Fine dining in a casual atmosphere is what they advertise and my aunt and uncle treated us to a very good meal there.

It was fun watching the paddle boats and other water vessels move up and down the river as we were eating and visiting. After we finished dining, my niece took all of our leftover bread from the table and went outside and had some fun feeding the ducks who quickly gathered by her side.

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I will have to start paying attention to see if all Confederate gravestones are pointed at the top. Interesting that they are also pointed in Arlington National Cemetery. Thanks for that information.