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John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life, Rock Island, IL

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John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life

A museum at Black Hawk State Historic Site that presents the history of Black Hawk and the Sauk and Meskwaki peoples.

Rock Island, IL

About John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life

The John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life sits within Black Hawk State Historic Site in the Quad Cities area of Illinois. The park's materials describe the museum as the place to learn about Black Hawk and the Sauk and Meskwaki people. The museum occupies a historic building in the Black Hawk Museum and Lodge complex, and that building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Visitors can combine a museum stop with hiking trails along the Rock River and through the nature preserve.

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