- Joined
- Feb 20, 2005
- Location
- South of the North 40
Rock Island Illinois, in the Civil War it was one of the many Union POW Camps that dotted the North. An area w/ an intriguing history it is today a military research post. It is home to the Rock Island Arsenal Museum, a Natianal cemetery and a CS cemetery. The area where the POW camp was is now warehouses... but the Arsenal Museum tells the story of Rock Island from the time the fort was built there to the modern Army Research Post.
Perched in the middle of the Mississippi it is a pleasant place to visit. One of the River Locks sits astride the at Rock Island and tours of it's workings are available to those who are interested. In the surrounding area there is a host of historical sites. The Birthplace of Jim Cody better known as Buffalo Bill is only a few miles North, Museums abound on the Iowa side of the River and a park and museum built by the CCC in the 1930's dominates the landward side of Rock Island. Modern Shopping and entertainment abound on both sides of the River. Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Mexican and a host of other ethnic restraunts compete with each other to provide a multicultural dinning experiance. But most impotrantly there are several superb ice cream shops. The area abounds in Nature, being a nesting area for the Bald Eagle, seeing one isn't difficult in the proper season.
THe area is enjoyable and a pleasant place to visit.
Perched in the middle of the Mississippi it is a pleasant place to visit. One of the River Locks sits astride the at Rock Island and tours of it's workings are available to those who are interested. In the surrounding area there is a host of historical sites. The Birthplace of Jim Cody better known as Buffalo Bill is only a few miles North, Museums abound on the Iowa side of the River and a park and museum built by the CCC in the 1930's dominates the landward side of Rock Island. Modern Shopping and entertainment abound on both sides of the River. Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Mexican and a host of other ethnic restraunts compete with each other to provide a multicultural dinning experiance. But most impotrantly there are several superb ice cream shops. The area abounds in Nature, being a nesting area for the Bald Eagle, seeing one isn't difficult in the proper season.
THe area is enjoyable and a pleasant place to visit.