Back to my before-breakfast ride on 9 Sept 2004. This is one of the old historical markers that marks the last events of the Black Hawk war. I wanted to visit Battle Hollow. It was one mile by crow from this sign, but a little farther by road.
There have been discussions on the phred bicycle touring list about the suitability of Hwy 35 for bicycle touring. It’s the road on the east side of the Mississippi. Battle Hollow Road is a gravel road that leads away from it and gently up the valley that contains Battle Creek, to the area where a rear guard of Black Hawk’s warriors fought some of the soldiers who had been trying to catch up with them.
[...] may or may not be the Battle Bluff mentioned on the sign pictured in a previous post. Thayer’s book shows an old photo of Battle Bluff, but if it’s the same place, it was [...]