One last post from Battle Hollow Road. I promise.
This scene may be at the end of the little side road shown in the previous post, facing north. I’m not absolutely sure, but it looks about right.
Bicycling is a great way to memorize the terrain. One carries away a lot of memories when you get to know places up close and personal. But 3.5 years later, my memory is not quite complete for every last photo. I’m not absolutely sure. The timestamps on my photos make it very plausible, though.
If so, this would be in the near vicinity of the main path along which Black Hawk’s warriors were retreating and along which Henry’s militia forces were advancing, from right to left. Quite a few warriors were killed, as well as a few of the militia. But the real killing took place when the Sauk people reached the river and could go no further.
Here is a google map of Battle Hollow Road. Unfortunately, it does not show the location of the creek that was (presumably) just behind me when I was taking this photo. [OK, I don't get it. When I'm creating the map, I don't get to see the creeks. But here it is when I display it. And I see that I've marked the location on the wrong side of the creek. Oh, well.]
This 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 taken from a different angle.
The morning fog had almost dissipated by now.
