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  1. Black Hawk

    Black Hawk or Blackhawk , Blackhawks may refer to People Black Hawk Sauk leader , a Sauk and Fox leader of the 19th century The Black Hawk War , named after him. Black Hawk artist , a Sans Arc Lakota artist of the 19th century Antonga Black Hawk , a Ute leader known to whites as Black Hawk Black Hawk ... Blackhawk in Contra Costa County Blackhawk Island, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community Black Hawk, Colorado Black Hawk, Mississippi Black Hawk County, Iowa Black Hawk Bridge , a bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin Black Hawk College , located in Moline, Illinois Black ... Lakes United States Black Hawk Lake Madera County, California , a reservoir in Madera County, California Black Hawk Lake Tuolumne County, California , a lake in Tuolumne County, California Black Hawk Lake Sac County, Iowa , a glacial lake in Sac County, Iowa Black Hawk Lake Iowa County, Wisconsin , a glacial lake in Iowa County, Wisconsin Vehicles USS Black Hawk USS Black Hawk , the name of four United States vessels Black Hawk Amtrak train Black Hawk Amtrak train , a passenger train between Chicago and Dubuque, Iowa Black Hawk CB&Q train Black Hawk CB&Q train , a passenger train between ... Aircraft Sikorsky S 67 Blackhawk , a prototype attack helicopter Sikorsky UH 60 Black Hawk , a utility ... Hawk Hotel , Cedar Falls, National Register of Historic Places listings in Black Hawk County, Iowa ... Places in Iowa Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War , a book by Mark Bowden Black Hawk Down film Black Hawk Down film , a Ridley Scott movie based on the Mark Bowden book Delta Force Black Hawk Down ... album Black Hawk Statue , a statue originally named The Eternal Indian by sculptor Lorado Taft Blackthorne , a video game known as Blackhawk in Europe The Black Hawk nightclub , a jazz venue once ... , a U.S. Navy helicopter squadron. disambig bar Blackhawk Begriffskl rung de Blackhawk es Black Hawk fr Black Hawk nl Black Hawk ja pl Black Hawk pt Black Hawk fi Black Hawk tr Black Hawk vo ...   more details



  1. USS Black Hawk

    USS Black Hawk may refer to USS Black Hawk 1848 , a tinclad Gunboat built as the New Uncle Sam . Sold to U.S. Navy in 1862 and commissioned as USS Uncle Sam then renamed USS Black Hawk . USS Black Hawk 1904 , a passenger liner originally the Rhaetia . Seized by US Army in 1917 and renamed Black Hawk . USS Black Hawk AD 9 , Black Hawk class destroyer tender 1913 to 1947. USS Black Hawk MHC 58 , an Osprey class minehunter coastal. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs b6 list.htm Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Black Hawk Category United States Navy ship names nl USS Black Hawk pl USS Black Hawk ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down is the name of several Mass media media recounts all based on the Battle of Mogadishu 1993 1993 Battle of Mogadishu . The term may therefore refer to Black Hawk Down book Black Hawk Down book , a 1999 book by Mark Bowden Black Hawk Down film Black Hawk Down film , a 2001 film adaptation of Bowden s book, directed by Ridley Scott Delta Force Black Hawk Down , a 2003 action game based on the events in Somalia Blackhawk Down , a song on the 2000 album Rancid 2000 album Rancid by Rancid band the band of the same name See also Sikorsky UH 60 Black Hawk UH 60 Black Hawk , the type of United States military helicopter used in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident Black Hawk disambiguation disambig ko ...   more details



  1. Common Black Hawk

    Black Hawk, but note much confusion about this taxon until recently i.e. even if recognized as a distinct sp, it is not found in Costa Rica where this photo was taken name Common Black Hawk ... s, hawk s and Old World vulture s. It formerly included the Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii as a subspecies . On the contrary, the Mangrove Black Hawk , traditionally considered a distinct species, is now generally considered a subspecies, subtilis , of the Common Black Hawk. ref name taxonomy Clark, W. S. 2007. Taxonomic status and distribution of Mangrove Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus subtilis. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club 127 110 117. ref The Common Black Hawk ... Black Hawk is 43 53  cm 16 20  in long and weighs 930g on average. It has very broad wings ... tip. The bill is black and the legs and cere are yellow. The adults resemble Zone tailed Hawk s, but have ..., and the tail has a number of black and white bars. The Common Black Hawk feeds mainly on crab s, but will also ... lazy flaps, and has a talon touching aerial courtship display. The call of the Common Black Hawk is a distinctive ... status The Common Black Hawk is protected in the far north of its range in the USA under ... black hawk buteogallus anthracinus Common Black Hawk videos on the Internet Bird Collection http ... 24 Common Black Hawk photo gallery Buteoninae Category Buteogallus Category Birds of Central America Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Mexico Hawk, Common Black Category Native birds of the Southwestern United States Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of the Lesser Antilles Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of the Caribbean Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Cuba Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Puerto Rico Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Hawk, Common Black for Stamp Issues Category Birds of South America Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Trinidad and Tobago Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Colombia Hawk, Common Black Category Birds of Ecuador ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Tree

    File Black Hawk Tree.jpg thumb right A 1915 postcard of the Black Hawk Tree The Black Hawk Tree , or Black ... , United States . Local legend held that Sauk leader Black Hawk chief Black Hawk used it to elude ... Black Hawk War and involved a young Lieutenant Jefferson Davis . In reality, it is unlikely that Black ... surrender at the end of the 1832 Black Hawk War. The tree was felled by a windstorm during the 1920s ... Hawk chief Black Hawk had once hidden in a Populus sect. Aegiros cottonwood tree that was located in the city. In one version of the tale, the tree was said to have been used by Black Hawk during the 1790s to evade capture from troops stationed at Fort Crawford . ref name dnr Black Hawk would later ... , back into Illinois in violation of several disputed treaties. The event triggered the Black Hawk ... his pursuers, it is said, Black Hawk hid himself among the branches of the tree. ref name lacrosse ... &q Chief&y1 &y2 &ci &co &mhd &shd Black Hawk s Tree is still alive at Prairie du Chien , LaCrosse Tribune ... untrue. Most historians believe that while Black Hawk was in Prairie du Chien once, it was not until after the decisive battle of the Black Hawk War at the mouth of the Bad Axe River . ref name dnr By this time, in August 1832, Black Hawk had surrendered to the custody of the Ho Chunk and could not have ... &y2 &ci &co &mhd &shd History of the Black Hawk Tree , Prairie du Chien Union , 8 March 1906, via Wisconsin ... a windstorm in the 1920s, the Black Hawk Tree was destroyed, but even after its death the site continued to be marked. ref name dnr The Black Hawk Tree is, without question, the most well known tree in the Prairie ... du Chien s Black Hawk Tree , Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources . Excerpted from Every Root ... 1999, via FindArticles. Retrieved 14 August 2007. ref The Black Hawk Tree, like other trees ..., the road it grew from was renamed from Bluff Street to Black Hawk Avenue. ref name mccann A piece of wood, purportedly from the Black Hawk Tree, hangs in the museum at Fort Crawford in Prairie du ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk War (disambiguation)

    Black Hawk War may refer to Black Hawk War , a war fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States between Sauk and Fox Indians on one side and the United States Army and Illinois militia on the other Black Hawk War 1865 1872 , a conflict, 1865 1872, between Mormon settlers and Native American tribes in Utah The Black Hawk War , a song by Sufjan Stevens from his album Illinois album Illinois DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THE ALBUM the album is Illinois , one track is Come on Feel the Illinoise see the Talk Sufjan Stevens page disambig ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk (artist)

    Infobox artist bgcolour 6495ED name Black Hawk image Dance600x364.jpg imagesize alt caption Untitled drawing by Black Hawk depicting Lakota dancers birth name birth date ca. 1832 birth place death date ca. 1890 death place nationality Sans Arc Lakota people Lakota field Ledger art training Tradition al movement Ledger art works patrons William Edward Caton influenced by Lakota people Lakota life & spirituality influenced awards elected website Image Blackhawk spiritbeing.jpg thumb left Black Hawk s portrayal of a Haokah Hey k a , i.e. a Thunder or Spirit Being. Black Hawk ca. 1832 1890? was a member of the Sans Arc or It zip ho band of Lakota people . ref name Berlo cite book last Berlo first Janet Catherine authorlink Janet Catherine Berlo title Spirit Beings and Sun Dancers Black Hawk s Vision ... River Indian Reservation . The cover of the bound volume of Black Hawk s drawings describes him as CHIEF ..., San Diego date Undated title Plains Indian Ledger Art nowiki nowiki Black Hawk Ledger url https plainsledgerart.org ... Knee Massacre of 1890 but this is not certain. ref name Berlo Black Hawk s drawings include ... drawings of Lakota ceremonies, Black Hawk s spiritual visions, and depictions of Lakota cosmology ... Review Spirit Beings and Sun Dancers Black Hawk s Vision of the Lakota World by Janet Catherine Berlo ... reiterates that Black Hawk was a Chief Medicine men sic and was in great straits in the winter of 1880 ... for credit at Caton s store. ref name Keyser Black Hawk received fifty cents per drawing from ... featuring Black Hawk http www.plainsledgerart.org view.pila?action list&LEDGER ID 10 Black Hawk Ledger , a virtual gallery of Black Hawk s drawings Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Black Hawk ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Sans Arc Lakota ledger artist DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Black Hawk Category Lakota people Category Year ... Category Native American drawing artists bar Black Hawk de Black Hawk K nstler ...   more details



  1. USS Black Hawk (MHC-58)

    Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image USS Black Hawk MHC 58.jpg 300px USS Black Hawk, 2004 Ship caption USS Black Hawk , Ingleside, Texas, September 2004 Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country USA Ship flag USN flag 2007 Ship name Ship namesake Black Hawk chief Black Hawk Ship ordered 22 April 1992 Ship builder Intermarine USA Ship laid down 3 September 1992 Ship launched 27 August 1994 Ship acquired 16 January 1996 Ship commissioned 11 May 1996 Ship decommissioned 1 December 2007 Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship fate Ship status Beaumont Reserve Fleet Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Osprey class coastal minehunter Osprey class coastal mine hunters Ship displacement 914 tons Ship length convert 188 ft m abbr on Ship beam convert 38 ft m abbr on Ship draught Ship draft convert 11 ft m abbr on Ship propulsion Diesel Engines Ship speed Ship range Ship complement Officers 5 Enlisted 46 Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship notes otherships USS Black Hawk USS Black Hawk MHC 58 was the eighth ship of Osprey class coastal minehunter Osprey class coastal mine hunters . She was Ship commissioning commissioned 11 May 1996 and Ship decommissioning decommissioned 1 December 2007. As of December 2007, she is laid up in the Beaumont Reserve Fleet , Beaumont, Texas , awaiting disposal. References NVR http www.nvr.navy.mil nvrships details MHC58.htm Osprey class coastal minehunter DEFAULTSORT Black Hawk MHC 58 Category Ships built in Louisiana Category 1994 ships Category Osprey class coastal minehunters US mil ship stub nl USS Black Hawk MHC 58 ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa

    Infobox settlement official name Black Hawk Township, Black Hawk County settlement type Township United States Township nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Map highlighting Black Hawk Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa.svg mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US IA subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name USA subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 flag Iowa subdivision type2 List of counties in Iowa County subdivision name2 Black Hawk County, Iowa Black Hawk government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 81.25 area land km2 81.24 area water km2 0.02 unit pref Imperial area total sq mi 31.37 area land sq mi 31.37 area water sq mi 0.01 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 2494 population density km2 30.7 population density sq mi 79.5 General information timezone utc offset timezone DST utc offset DST elevation footnotes GR 3 elevation m 276 elevation ft 906 latd 42 latm 25 lats 02 latNS N longd 092 longm ... 3 NO P3 FID 0467455 0467455 website footnotes Black Hawk Township is one of seventeen rural Township United States townships in Black Hawk County, Iowa Black Hawk County , Iowa , United States USA . As of the United States Census, 2000 2000 census , its population was 2494. Geography Black Hawk Township ... iowa.html US Counties.com http www.city data.com township Black Hawk Black Hawk IA.html City Data.com Black Hawk County, Iowa Category Townships in Black Hawk County, Iowa Category Waterloo Cedar Falls metropolitan area Iowa geo stub es Municipio de Black Hawk condado de Black Hawk, Iowa ja pl Gmina Black Hawk hrabstwo Black Hawk ...   more details



  1. Black-faced Hawk

    Taxobox name Black faced Hawk image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Falconiformes br or Accipitriformes , q.v. familia Accipitridae genus Leucopternis species L. melanops binomial Leucopternis melanops binomial authority John Latham ornithologist Latham , 1790 synonyms The Black faced Hawk Leucopternis melanops is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. This low density species has traditionally been believed to be restricted to Amazon Basin north of the Amazon River , but there are several records south of this river, in, for example, the Brazil ian states of Par and Acre state Acre , and south eastern Peru . It is closely related to the White browed Hawk and individuals showing a level of intermediacy between the two species are known, suggesting that they rarely Hybrid biology hybridize . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org apps redlist details 144446 0 Leucopternis melanops . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. External links http www.birdtours.co.uk tripreports suriname suriname 2 Suriname2005 files image005.jpg Photo Medium Res http www.birdtours.co.uk tripreports suriname suriname 2 suriname july 05.htm Article birdtours.co.uk http www.sunbirdtours.co.uk images black facedhawk.jpg Photo Medium Res http www.sunbirdtours.co.uk ... Use dmy dates date November 2010 Buteoninae DEFAULTSORT Black Faced Hawk Category Leucopternis Category Birds of the Amazon Basin Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of the Guianas Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of French Guiana Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Guyana Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Suriname Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Venezuela Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Colombia Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Ecuador Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of Peru Hawk, Black faced Category Birds of South America Hawk, Black faced falconiformes stub az Leucopternis melanops ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk County, Iowa

    dablink For other uses of Blackhawk Black Hawk, see Black Hawk . Infobox U.S. County county Black Hawk County ex image Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo IA.JPG ex image size 250px ex image cap Black ... DST offset 5 footnotes Population ref name USCB web www.co.black hawk.ia.us Black Hawk County is a County ... Census 2000 . ref name USCB ref name IADC Black Hawk County has the fourth largest population for counties ... Cedar Falls is located approximately eight miles west of Waterloo. Black Hawk County is one of the three ... History Black Hawk County was formed on February 17, 1843 from sections of Buchanan County. It was named after Black Hawk Sauk leader Black Hawk , a Sauk people Sauk leader during the 1832 Black Hawk War . ref http www.co.black hawk.ia.us about.html Black Hawk County Online Bot generated title ... accessdate March 6, 2011 ref 2000 census File USA Black Hawk County, Iowa age pyramid.svg thumb left 2000 Census Age Pyramid for Black Hawk County. As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there were 128,012 ... Glasgow, Iowa Glasgow Voorhies, Iowa Voorhies Washburn, Iowa Washburn Townships Black Hawk County is divided into seventeen Township United States townships valign top Barclay Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Barclay Bennington Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Bennington Big Creek Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Big Creek Black Hawk Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Black Hawk Cedar Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Cedar Cedar Falls Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Cedar Falls Eagle Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Eagle East Waterloo Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa East Waterloo Fox Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Fox Lester Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Lester Lincoln Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Lincoln Mount Vernon Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Mount Vernon Orange Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Orange Poyner Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Poyner Spring Creek Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Spring Creek Union Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa Union Washington ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk-Eagle

    Taxobox name Black Hawk Eagle image Black Hawk Eagle.jpg status LC status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Falconiformes familia Accipitridae genus Spizaetus species S. tyrannus binomial Spizaetus tyrannus binomial authority Prince Maximilian of Wied Neuwied Wied , 1820 The Black Hawk Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus , also known as the Tyrant Hawk Eagle , ref http www.mangoverde.com birdsound spec spec30 233.html Tyrant Hawk eagle Retrieved on 14 August 2007 ref is a species of eagle found from central Mexico to eastern Peru , the south of Brazil , and far northern Argentina . ref name first cite web url http www.hawk conservancy.org priors blckheag.shtml title Black Hawk Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus accessdate 14 August 2007 ref Its preferred habitats include humid and moist forest s close to river s, and several types of woodland. ref name second cite web url http www.arthurgrosset.com sabirds blackhawk eagle.html title Black Hawk Eagle accessdate 14 August 2007 ref It is uncommon to fairly common throughout most of its range. Its closest relative is the Ornate Hawk Eagle , which is similar in size, appearance and behavior but lives at lower elevations. The Black Hawk Eagle is 58 70  cm 23 28  in long and weighs about 900 1,300  grams 2 2.9  lbs . has black plumage with varying patterns on its wings and body, and white speckling ... fanned. The four grey bars on the tail are distinctive to the Black Hawk Eagle, as is the white ... Toucan, Zuerich Zoo cropped.jpg left thumb 165px Black Hawk Eagles often eat animals as large as toucans ... pega macaco , which means monkey catching hawk . The birds it takes can be quite large, such as toucans ,and chachalaca s. ref name second The dietary habits of the Black Hawk Eagle, however, remain largely ..., the Black Hawk Eagle s breeding behaviour is little known other than some details relating to its ... Hawk Eagle, Black Category Spizaetus Black Hawk Eagle Category Eagles Black Hawk Eagle Category Birds ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Museum and Lodge

    Infobox nrhp name Black Hawk Museum and Lodge nrhp type image Hauberg Museum RI IL.jpg caption location 1510 46th Ave., Rock Island, Illinois lat degrees 41 lat minutes 27 lat seconds 51 lat direction N long degrees 90 long minutes 34 long seconds 21 long direction W locmapin Illinois area architect Joseph F. Booten architecture Colonial added March 4, 1985 governing body Private mpsub MPL012 Illinois State Park Lodges and Cabins Thematic Resources refnum 85002402 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref Black Hawk Museum and Lodge is located in the Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island, Illinois , United States . The lodge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the in 1985. It is a part of the Illinois State Park Lodges and Cabins Thematic Resources . Black Hawk State Historic Site The Black Hawk State Historic Site was established in 1927 and the lodge was built in 1934 as a project of the Civilian Conservation Corps . ref name bhp cite web url http www.blackhawkpark.org museum title Hauberg Museum publisher Black Hawk Park accessdate 2011 03 28 last first ref Hauberg Indian Museum The John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life was opened in the lodge in 1939 ref name Williams cite book last Williams, Basil first Lewis, Blake title The Quad Cities USA Book volume year 1986 publisher Basil Williams & Associates location Bettendorf, Iowa page 22 ref with a collection started by Dr. John Hauberg, a Rock Island philanthropist and president of Augustana College Illinois Augustana College . The museum interprets the story of the Sauk and Meskwaki tribes that lived ... Museum Saukenuk Exhibit.html title Saukenuk Exhibit publisher Black Hawk Park accessdate 2011 ... Main entrance to Black Hawk Lodge File Watch Tower Lodge 2.jpg North facade of Black Hawk Lodge File Black hawk statue.jpg Black Hawk statue File Watch Tower Lodge 3.jpg gallery References reflist External links http www.blackhawkpark.org Black Hawk State Historic SIte National Register of Historic ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk, Colorado

    Dablink For other uses of Blackhawk Black Hawk, see Black Hawk disambiguation . Infobox settlement Basic info official name City of Black Hawk, Colorado other name native name for cities whose native name ... in downtown Black Hawk image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank ... areas Black Hawk Highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption Location in Gilpin County ... City of Black Hawk footnotes center big The least populous Colorado city big center The historic City of Black Hawk is a Colorado municipalities Home Rule Municipality Home Rule Municipality located ... Census 2000 , making Black Hawk the least populous city in Colorado. The tiny city is a historic mining settlement founded in 1859 during the Pike s Peak Gold Rush . Black Hawk is located adjacent ... cities form the federally designated Central City Black Hawk National Historic District . The area ... initiative in 1990. In early 2010, the Black Hawk city council passed a law banning the riding of bicycles ... Colorado s first successful ore smelter in Black Hawk in 1868. Hill s smelter could recover gold from the sulfide ores, an achievement that saved hardrock mining in Black Hawk, Central City, Colorado .... Black Hawk s advantageous location on North Clear Creek made it the center of ore processing for the area ... and locomotive are on display on the east side of downtown. Black Hawk was also serviced by the two foot gauge Gilpin Tramway which climbed from Black Hawk to the mines above Central City. Many historic ... in Black Hawk The town has been in heated competition for gambling revenue with the nearby town ... down Clear Creek from the historic Black Hawk townsite lining Colorado State Highway 119 State ... City, Colorado Central City , and, as a result, Black Hawk has realized much more revenue from gambling than Central City. Gambling in Black Hawk also benefits from less restrictive building ... character of the town, Black Hawk has no such limits, and a 33 story Ameristar Hotel & Casino has ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk College

    Infobox School image name Black Hawk College type Community College mascot Braves colors colorbox black colorbox gold Black, Gold campus type Community College location Moline, Illinois Moline , Illinois Kewanee, Illinois Kewanee , Illinois country United States website http www.bhc.edu Black Hawk College sources date July 2009 Black Hawk College is a community college with campuses in the city of Moline, Illinois Moline and near Kewanee , Illinois . History Black Hawk College is a community college with campuses located in Moline and in Galva, Illinois 5 miles south of Kewanee . Founded in 1946 as Moline Community College, it became Black Hawk College in 1961. It offers courses in traditional ..., 1965. In 1966, Steve Ferry, president of the Black Hawk College Student Council, and Dr. Charles ..., provided the college erect a new building 6600 34 Avenue the current site of the Moline Black Hawk ... of Black Hawk College ref In addition to full service campuses in Moline and new Kewanee, the Black Hawk College facilities include the Technology Center in Rock Island, Illinois Rock Island , Illinois ... Center in East Moline . ref http www.bhc.edu index.aspx?NID 67 Black Hawk Locations ref The college employs more than 400 full time and 350 part time employees at both campuses. Academics Black Hawk ... by the Illinois Community College Board. ref http www.bhc.edu index.aspx?NID 57 Black Hawk Accreditations ref Black Hawk College offers more than 150 arts and sciences college transfer and career ... index.aspx?NID 64 Black Hawk Data page ref It offers dual enrollment to high school students ... college university article black hawk college 3663 title Black Hawk College, Illinois ... Island, NY ref Athletics Black Hawk College competes in several intercollegiate sports as a member ... Black Hawk athletics ref See also Black Hawk chief References Reflist External links http www.bhc.edu Black Hawk College website Quad Cities coord 41 31 43 N 90 24 39 W display title region US IL source ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk State Park

    Geobox Protected area name Black Hawk State Park category List of Iowa state parks Iowa State Park image image caption etymology type Named for etymology Black Hawk chief Chief Black Hawk country flag United States state flag Iowa region type County region Sac County, Iowa Sac location Lake View, Iowa Lake View elevation imperial 1227 elevation round 0 elevation note ref cite web url Gnis3 454659 title Black Hawk State Park date 2000 01 01 work Geographic Names Information System publisher United States Geological Survey accessdate 2011 02 25 ref lat d 42 lat m 17 lat s 36 lat NS N long d 95 long m 1 long s 24 long EW W area unit acre area imperial 86 area round 1 established 1935 management body Iowa Department of Natural Resources map Iowa Locator Map.PNG map caption Location of Black Hawk State Park in Iowa map locator Iowa website http www.iowadnr.gov Destinations StateParksRecAreas IowasStateParks ParkDetails.aspx?ParkID 610154&idAdminBoundary 174 Black Hawk State Park Black Hawk State Park is a state park of Iowa , USA, in the town of Lake View, Iowa Lake View . The park includes land, campgrounds, trails, game preserves, historic structures, and the waters of Black Hawk Lake Sac County, Iowa Black Hawk Lake . Also it is home to the Lake View Water Carnival. This event is held the third full weekend in July every year, and includes many family friendly activities including a Water Parade. ref cite web url http www.lakeview ia.com carnival title Black Hawk Lake Summer Water Carnival publisher City of Lake View accessdate 2008 03 07 ref References reflist External links http www.iowadnr.gov Destinations StateParksRecAreas IowasStateParks ParkDetails.aspx?ParkID 610154&idAdminBoundary 174 Black Hawk State Park IA Parks Category Iowa state parks Category Protected areas established in 1935 Category Protected areas of Sac County, Iowa ...   more details



  1. Mangrove Black Hawk

    Taxobox name Mangrove Black Hawk image Check distribution before adding a photo Birds from most of Panama except far east , Costa Rica and countries to the north are not the Mangrove Black Hawk see text for details status NR status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Falconiformes or Accipitriformes , q.v. familia Accipitridae genus Buteogallus species Buteogallus anthracinus B. anthracinus subspecies B. anthracinus subtilis trinomial Buteogallus anthracinus subtilis trinomial authority John Eliot Thayer Thayer & Outram Bangs Bangs , 1905 The Mangrove Black Hawk , Buteogallus anthracinus subtilis , is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae . Traditionally treated as a distinct species, recent evidence strongly suggests it should be considered a subspecies of the Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus . ref name taxonomy Clark, W. S. 2007. Taxonomic status and distribution of Mangrove Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus subtilis. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club 127 110 117. ref The Mangrove Black Hawk is a resident breeding bird in the Neotropics from eastern Panama , through western Colombia and Ecuador , to far north western Peru . Previously, it was incorrectly believed to occur as far north as Mexico , but all individuals from western Panama and northwards are nominate subspecies nominate Common Black Hawk. ref name ... whitish egg. The adult Mangrove Black Hawk is 43 53  cm long and weighs around 930  g. It has very broad wings, and is mainly black with a brownish cast to the upper wings. The short tail is black with a single broad white band and a white tip. The bill is black and the legs and cere are yellow ... are buff to whitish with dark blotches, and the tail has a number of black and white bars. The Mangrove Black Hawk feeds mainly on crab s, but will also take small vertebrate s and eggs. This species ... display. The call of the Mangrove Black Hawk is a distinctive piping spink speenk speenk spink ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Powwow Grounds

    Infobox NRHP name Black Hawk Powwow Grounds location Komensky, Wisconsin refnum 07000244 added March 28, 2007 The Black Hawk Powwow Grounds are located in Komensky, Wisconsin . In 2007, the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places . ref cite web url http landmarkhunter.com 136843 black hawk powwow grounds title Black Hawk Powwow Grounds publisher Landmark Hunter.com accessdate 2012 02 23 ref History The grounds have been used by the Ho Chunk for ceremonial and other purposes since the 1800s. ref cite web url http www.wisconsinhistory.org highlights archives 2007 05 powwow.asp title Black Hawk Powwow Grounds Added to Register publisher Wisconsin Historical Society accessdate 2012 02 23 ref Adjacent to grounds is a marker honoring Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. . ref cite web url http www.hmdb.org marker.asp?marker 1865 title Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. publisher Historical Marker Database.org accessdate 2012 02 23 ref Red Cloud, who was born in the place of Hatfield, Wisconsin located within Komensky, was the grandson of a Ho Chunk chief and received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War . References reflist Category National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Category Geography of Jackson County, Wisconsin Category Native American history of Wisconsin Wisconsin NRHP stub ...   more details



  1. Antonga Black Hawk

    dablink For other uses of Blackhawk Black Hawk, see Black Hawk . Refimprove date December 2010 Antonga , or Black Hawk b. c. 1830 d. 26 September 1870 , was a nineteenth century war chief of the Ute Tribe ... known as the Black Hawk War Utah Black Hawk War in Utah 1865 1872 . Although Black Hawk made peace in 1867, other bands continued raiding until the US intervened with about 200 troops in 1872. Black Hawk ... the Ute, Paiute and Navajo. In 1865 Black Hawk and the Ute started raiding the livestock and goods ... people. Retaliating for the insult, that day Black Hawk raided some settlers for cattle and soon ... blackhawkwar.html John A. Peterson, Black Hawk War , Utah History Encyclopedia , Utah History ... later named The Black Hawk War . The Black Hawk War Utah Black Hawk War in Utah began in 1865 ... Zion , long the traditional territory of the Ute people. As war chief, Noonch Black Hawk made ... two years. In 1867 Black Hawk signed a treaty with the Mormons. Other warriors continued raiding ... 2010 . The 21st century Utah historian John Alton Peterson describes Black Hawk as having blockquote ... Bull and Geronimo , Black Hawk fostered an extraordinary pan regional movement that enabled him to operate in an enormous section of country and establish a three face war. Black Hawk worked .... Like other defenders of Indian rights, though, Black Hawk found he could not hold his position ... that Black Hawk made peace with the pale faces in 1867. ref name Peterson He visited every white ... intervened in 1872. ref name Peterson Black Hawk died in 1870, before the end of the war, of tuberculosis. The Black Hawk War was not a single incident, but a series of raids and small scale conflicts ... Carlton Fordis Culmsee, Utah s Black Hawk War Lore and Reminiscences of Participants , Utah State ... John A. Peterson, Black Hawk War , Utah History Encyclopedia , Utah state Official Website ... Virginia K. Nielson Non professional , Black Hawk and His War , Saga of the Sanpitch , Vol. 12 Winning ...   more details



  1. USS Black Hawk (AD-9)

    otherships USS Black Hawk Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image USS Black Hawk ID 2140 .jpg 300px AlternateTextHere Ship caption USS Black Hawk ID 2140 Moored at Inverness , Scotland , in September ... abbr on gun Ship armor Ship notes USS Black Hawk AD 9 was launched in 1913 as SS Santa Catalina by William ... , for the North Sea Mine Barrage North Sea mine sweep . Image USS Black Hawk AD 9 top.jpg thumb left USS Black Hawk AD 9 Anchored in Philippine waters, 19 December 1935. She serviced Destroyer ... Island , via the Suez Canal , for the Asiatic Squadron. Black Hawk remained in the Far East for twenty ... 1941 Black Hawk was at Balikpapan , Borneo . She operated as a tender and repair ship at Java ... and overhaul. Completing her overhaul 16 March 1943, Black Hawk returned to Alaskan waters, arriving ... . Black Hawk served in the Far East tending vessels at Okinawa and in China until 20 May 1946 when ... Commission on 4 September 1947. USS Black Hawk received one battle star for her service in World War II . References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs b6 black hawk ii.htm External links http www.history.navy.mil photos sh usn usnsh b ad9.htm USS Black Hawk AD 9, originally ID 2140 , 1918 1948 http www.history.navy.mil photos sh usn usnsh b ad9 o.htm USS Black Hawk AD 9 On Board and Miscellaneous Views taken in 1920 1946 http www.interplanetary.net blackhawk hawk01.htm USS Black Hawk NCC 75004 http genforum.genealogy.com usnavy messages 643.html USS Black Hawk AD 91 1918 1948 and others. http www.navsource.org archives 05 443.htm NavSource Online Destroyer Photo Archive DEFAULTSORT Black ... pattern. Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag USN flag 1946 Ship name USS Black Hawk Ship namesake Ship ordered Ship builder William Cramp and Sons , Philadelphia Ship laid down ... Post World War I North Atlantic operations Assigned as tender and flagship to the Mine Force, Black Hawk departed Boston, Massachusetts Boston in June 1918 to take station at Inverness , Scotland ...   more details



  1. Cuban Black Hawk

    Taxobox name Cuban Black Hawk image Buteogallus gundlachii Camaguey Province, Cuba 8 1 .jpg image caption In Camaguey Province, Cuba status NT status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Falconiformes br or Accipitriformes , q.v. familia Accipitridae genus Buteogallus species B. gundlachii binomial Buteogallus gundlachii binomial authority Jean Cabanis Cabanis , 1855 synonyms Buteogallus anthracinus gundlachii The Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii is a bird of prey in the family biology family Accipitridae , which also includes the eagle s, hawk s and Old World vulture s. It is Endemism endemic to the island of Cuba , where restricted to coastal areas. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the Common Black Hawk B. anthracinus , but recent evidence suggests it should be treated as a separate species. ref Wiley & Garrido 2005 ref Consequently, the American Ornithologists Union AOU formally acknowledged it as a species in 2007. Its status was first evaluated for the IUCN Red List in 2008, being listed as near threatened . ref BLI 2008 ref Footnotes Reflist References BirdLife International BLI 2008 http www.birdlife.org action science species global species programme whats new.html 2008 IUCN Redlist status changes . Retrieved 2008 MAY 23. Wiley, J. W., and Garrido, O. H. 2005 . Taxonomic status and biology of the Cuban Black hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus gundlachii Aves Acciptridae . The Journal of Raptor Research 39 351 364. External links http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 32478&m 0 BirdLife Species Factsheet Buteoninae Category Buteogallus Category Birds of Cuba Hawk, Cuban Black Category West Indian restricted range endemic bird species Hawk, Cuban Black Category Hawks Falconiformes stub ca Buteogallus gundlachii es Buteogallus gundlachii eo Kuba buteogalo fr Buse de Gundlach ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Purchase

    1900 , The Black Hawk Purchase extended along the west side of the Mississippi River from the north ... from the Half Breed Tract , which was designated and set aside west of the Missouri River before the Black Hawk Purchase. The land of the purchase was successively governed by the legislatures of the Michigan Territory , the Wisconsin Territory , Iowa Territory and finally Iowa . The Black Hawk Purchase was followed by the so called Second Black Hawk Purchase 1837 and New Purchase 1842 . See also ... of Iowa, Black Hawk, The Black Hawk War, The Black Hawk Purchase, Keokuk s Reserve, The Sac and Fox ... , Treaty authorizing the Black Hawk Purchase, Digital Library, Oklahoma State University http www.davidrumsey.com luna servlet detail RUMSEY 8 1 1225 90130 Iowa A sectional Map of the Black Map of the Black Hawk Purchase Black Hawk War 1832 Category Sac and Fox Category Former regions and territories ... Black Hawk War Category Aboriginal title in the United States de Black Hawk Purchase ...coord 41.9 90.4 display title File Iowa cessions map.png right thumb 350px Map of Iowa, with the Black Hawk Purchase shown on the right, in yellow. The Black Hawk Purchase , sometimes called the Forty Mile Strip or Scott s Purchase , was a land acquisition made in what is now Iowa by the United States federal government . ref http www.qcmemory.org Page Black Hawk.aspx?nt 260 ref The land, originally owned by the Sauk people Sauk , Meskwaki Fox , and Ho Chunk Winnebago Native Americans in the United States Native American people, was acquired by treaty following their defeat by the United States in the Black Hawk War . The purchase was made for 640,000 on September 21, 1832 and was named for the chief Black Hawk Sauk leader Black Hawk . He was held prisoner at the time the purchase was completed. The Black Hawk Purchase contained an area of some 6 million acres 24,000  km , and the price was equivalent to 11 cents acre 26 km . ref name iagen cite web url http iagenweb.org history moi ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk (Sauk leader)

    Other uses Black Hawk disambiguation Infobox person name Black Hawk image Chief Black Hawk3.jpg caption An illustration of Black Hawk, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America alt birth name ... Black Hawk State Historic Site Saukenuk , Illinois death place Davis County, Iowa resting place nationality Sauk people Sauk other names Black Sparrow Hawk known for Black Hawk War occupation War captain band leader monuments Black Hawk Statue , Black Hawk State Historic Site Black Hawk 1767 October ... as a young man, and from his leadership of a band of Sauks during the Black Hawk War of 1832. During the War of 1812 , Black Hawk fought on the side of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ... American settlers in Illinois and present day Wisconsin in the 1832 Black Hawk War. After the war .... Black Hawk died in 1838 in what is now southeastern Iowa . He left behind an enduring legacy through many eponyms and other tributes. Early life Black Hawk, or Black Sparrow Hawk Fox language Sauk Makataimeshekiakiak Mahkate wi me i ke hke hkwa , be a large black hawk ref name bright Bright, William ... day Rock Island, Illinois Rock Island , Illinois , in 1767. ref name auto Black Hawk s father ... 2Fpierianp 2Febk 2F title Black Hawk War, Part 02 Black Hawk and His Times date 18 May 1743 work ... for winter hunts and fur trapping. Little is known about Black Hawk s youth. He was said to be a descendant ... explorer, possibly Samuel de Champlain . ref Roger L. Nichols, Black Hawk and the Warrior s Path Arlington Heights, Illinois Harlan Davidson, 1992 ISBN 0882958844 , 4, 12. ref At age 15, Black Hawk ... father by killing and scalping his first enemy. ref Nichols, 14. ref The young Black Hawk then tried ... the Meramec River in Missouri. After Pyesa died from wounds received in the battle, Black Hawk inherited ... period of mourning for his father, Black Hawk resumed leading raiding parties over the next years, usually targeting the Osages. Black Hawk did not belong to a clan that provided the Sauks ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk Down (book)

    Other uses Black Hawk Down disambiguation Black Hawk Down infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War title orig translator image Image Black hawk down bookcover.png 200px image caption First edition cover author Mark Bowden cover artist country flagicon USA United States language English language English series genre War br History Historical non fiction publisher New American Library Signet Books release date February 10, 1999 media type Hardcover br Paperback Trade paperback Trade paperback pages 320 isbn 9780871137388 preceded by followed by Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War is a 1999 in literature 1999 book by Mark Bowden that chronicles the United States United States Army Rangers Army Rangers , 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment United States 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment , 10th Mountain Division , Delta Force , United States Navy SEALs Navy SEALs , and UN forces attempt to capture Somalia Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid in Mogadishu and the Battle of Mogadishu 1993 intense battle that resulted between U.S. forces and local militia and citizens. One of the key events is the downing of a UH 60 Black Hawk , from which the book derives its title, and the subsequent attempt to rescue its crew. The Raid military raid quickly became the most intensive Close Quarters Battle close combat in the military history of the United States since the Vietnam War . The events of the raid were later renamed the Battle of Mogadishu 1993 Battle of Mogadishu by international media, as opposed ... was a finalist for the 1999 National Book Award for Nonfiction . A Black Hawk Down film film adaptation ... . Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War . Atlantic Monthly Press. Berkeley, California USA . ISBN 0 87113 738 0 See also Battle of Mogadishu 1993 In the Company of Heroes Black Hawk Down film External links http inquirer.philly.com packages somalia Black Hawk Down A Story of Modern War Category 1999 ...   more details



  1. Black Hawk (CB&Q train)

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 confused Black Hawk Amtrak train The Black Hawk was a List of named passenger trains named passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad CB&Q between Chicago, Illinois , and Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Saint Paul, Minnesota St. Paul , Minnesota . The train operated on an overnight schedule, being the nighttime counterpart to the Twin Zephyrs . It was a competitor in the Chicago Twin Cities overnight train market to the Pioneer Limited passenger train Pioneer Limited of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Milwaukee Road and the North Western Limited of the Chicago and North Western . In common with its competitors listed above, the Black Hawk carried both sleeping car s and Coach rail coaches . With departure well past dinnertime, breakfast was the only meal provided by the train s dining car diner or diner lounge car, in addition to Bar counter evening refreshments upon departure. In later years breakfast became Continental breakfast Continental in nature. During its final years, the Black Hawk provided an eastbound connection with the Northern Pacific Railway s Mainstreeter , and the Great Northern Railway U.S. Great Northern Railway s Western Star passenger train Western Star . By the late 1960s it was actually combined with the Western Star both ways, and with the Mainstreeter westbound. The Black Hawk was discontinued after its final run on the night of April 12 13, 1970, six weeks after the CB&Q had been merged into Burlington Northern on March 2. DEFAULTSORT Black Hawk Cb&Q Train Category Passenger trains of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Category Named passenger trains of the United States Category Night trains of the United States US train stub ...   more details




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