Old Helena
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 43° 08.924 W 090° 02.784
15T E 740168 N 4781566
Historical marker commemorating the former town of Helena and a river crossing during the Black Hawk War located at Tower Hill State Park.
Waymark Code: WM1QHN
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member onfire4jesus
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Site of
Old Helena

A thriving and important town of lead-mining days.  Here on July 23, 1832 troops crossed the Wisconsin River in pursuit of Indians under Black Hawk
Among officers of the army here present these later became distinguished

Gen. Henry Atkinson                Col. Zachary Taylor
Col. Nathan Boone                   Capt. William S Harney
Col. Huh Brady                        Lt. Robert Anderson
Col. Henry Dodge                    Lt. Jefferson Davis
                       Lt. Albert Sidney Johnston

State Historical Society of Wisconsin - 1925

County: Iowa

Location: Park

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