Index
Introduction
Origins
1816 to 1863
1863 to 1900
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Author's biography
Links
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The intent of this site is to provide background information and history about the island which the Rock Island Arsenal
occupies. The following briefly describes the contents within the site.
- Introduction
The introduction describes the geographic location of the island as well as descriptions of the
island from historical figures such as Mark Twain and Pere Marquette.
- Land Use
briefly describes what the land of the island is used for today.
- Plants and Animals
Lists what animals and plants inhabit the island today.
- Origins
Origins talks about where the island came from.
- Geological
the geology of the island.
- Glacial Era
talks about the glacial period within the Quad City Area.
- Prehistoric Land Use
talks about the land use of the island prior to white culture's arrival.
- the Spirit Cave
this is a newspaper article about an exploration of the Spirit Cave by a reporter in the 1840s.
- 1816 to 1863
presents information about the early historic period of the island.
- Fort Armstrong
tells about the first contact by white Americans with the island.
- Colonel Davenport
tells about Colonel Davenport and his relationship to the island.
- First Settlers
talks about the settlers that tried to settle the east end of the island in the early 1800s.
- 1863 to 1900
covers the rest of the 1800s story of the island.
- The Confederate Prison Camp
tells about the Rock Island Prisoner of War camp during America's Civil War.
- Arsenal
tells about the construction of the arsenal under the four main commanders
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
is a brief introduction to the Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with information about
- the Rock Island Rapids.
This 13 mile stretch of rapids ends at the west end of the island and gives the island its name of 'Rock Island'.
- Water Power
is a brief introduction to the idea of water power at the island.
- Bibliography
is a listing of reference materials used in this project's research.
- Acknowledgements
credits the individuals who've answered questions, provided direction and guidance to this project.
- Links
These are links of related interest to this site.
- MVR USACE
This is a link to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers', Rock Island District's home page.
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