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The site of the Battle of Wisconsin Heights is preserved in northwestern Dane County, two miles (3 km) southeast of present-day Sauk City on State Highway 78. It is owned by the Department of Natural Resources, and is open to the public. It is the only intact battle site from the American Indian Wars found in the U.S. Midwest. [11]
The Wisconsin Heights Battlefield is the only intact battle site from the Indian Wars found in the U.S. Midwest. [11] This significance led to its inclusion in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 2002. [1] It is one of five 1832 Black Hawk War battle sites listed on the National Register.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
Battle of the Mississinewa: December 17–18, 1812 Near Jalapa: War of 1812: Detroit Frontier 102+ United States of America vs Tecumseh's confederacy Battle of Tipton's Island: April 1813 White River: War of 1812: Detroit Frontier 7 Indiana Rangers vs Kickapoo: Attack at Fort Wayne: July 7, 1813 Fort Wayne: War of 1812: Detroit Frontier 3
On July 21, 1832, the militia caught up with Black Hawk's band as they attempted to cross the Wisconsin River, near the present-day town of Roxbury, in Dane County, near Sauk City, Wisconsin. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] The engagement that followed is known as the Battle of Wisconsin Heights and was the penultimate battle of the war.
When the Black Hawk War broke out, Daniel and his son Peter served under Henry Dodge, including in the decisive Battle of Wisconsin Heights. [4] During the war, the Parkinsons spent some time in the stockade of Fort Defiance, five miles southeast of Mineral Point. In 1832 Daniel bought 80 acres of land a half mile from the fort, on the Military ...
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A map of the War of 1812 in the Indiana Territory During the War of 1812 , the Indiana Territory was the scene of numerous engagements which occurred as part of the conflict's western theater . Prior to the war's outbreak in 1812, settlers from the United States had been gradually colonizing the region, which led to increased tensions with ...