Good morning, Whitewater.
We have a lovely Saturday ahead, with mostly sunny skies and a high of eighty.
The United States Geological Survey doesn’t just map and analyze American lands – they’ve now completed the most detailed map of Mars ever created.
On this day in 1832, soldiers pursue Black Hawk:
1832 – Dodge and Henry pursue the British Band
On this date General James Henry and Colonel Henry Dodge found the trail of the British Band and began pursuit of Black Hawk and the Sauk Indians. Before leaving camp, the troops were told to leave behind any items that would slow down the chase. The troops camped that evening at Rock River, 20 miles east of present day Madison. Some sources place this event on July 18, 1832. [Source: Along the Black Hawk Trailby William F. Stark, p. 119]