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On July 21, 1832, during the Black Hawk War, the U.S. Militia "passed through the narrows of the four lakes," Madison's Isthmus, in pursuit of Sac Indian leader Black Hawk and his band. Near this location, the Militia shot and scalped an old Sac warrior awaiting his death upon his wife's freshly dug grave.
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| HM Number | HML6Y |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Black Hawk War series, and the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series. |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 396 |
| Year Placed | 1998 |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 9:51pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 306511 N 4771948 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.07556667, -89.37671667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 4.534', W 89° 22.603' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 4' 32.04" N, 89° 22' 36.18" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 608 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 130-206 Old Hwy 69, Madison WI 53703, US |
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