Black Hawks Outpost

Black Hawks Outpost (HMLHZ)

Location: De Soto, WI 54624 Vernon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 28.242', W 91° 10.206'

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Inscription
August 2 1832 twenty
picked Sacs were station-
ed here to decoy the US
Army northward and per-
mit the Indian main body
with women and children
to escape across the riv-
er. Fourteen of the out-
post were shot here wh-
ile trying to surrender.
In 1846 LeGrand Sterling
found twelve human skel-
etons near here.

No 5 CVP 1930 S
Details
HM NumberHMLHZ
Series This marker is part of the Black Hawk War series
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Marker Number5 CVP
Year Placed1930
Placed ByViroqua, Wisconsin historian Dr. C.V. Porter
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 8:28am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 648009 N 4814713
Decimal Degrees43.47070000, -91.17010000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 28.242', W 91° 10.206'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 28' 14.52" N, 91° 10' 12.36" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 320 County Rd Uu, De Soto WI 54624, US
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