Major Zachary Taylor led the United States troops in boats from the river.  The Sac and Fox Indians were under a British Lieutenant, and the Sioux and Winnebago Indians were under Chief Black Hawk on the Iowa side of the river.  This was the only "international" conflict that ever occurred in Iowa, and the only battle Zachary Taylor ever lost.

Originally this marker was placed at the entrance of the Island.  It now stands on the west side of the island beside carved wooden figures titled "Sunday in the Park."  This scene was modeled after the painting "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat.  It is fitting that our marker has been moved and included as a part of this prominent point of interest.

Credit Island is on the west edge of Davenport, surrounded by the Mississippi River.  The inscription reads: 

Credit Island.  Here was located one of the earliest posts for trading with the Indians established west of the Mississippi River.  The battle of Credit Island was fought August 21, 1814 between troops of the United States and Great Britain.
Erected by Hannah Caldwell Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1928.

The Blackhawk Treaty commemoration is in LeClaire Park, near the beautiful Davenport riverfront.  The Black Hawk Treaty gave the United States 30 million acres of land constituting what is now eastern Iowa.  The treaty was signed in General Scott's tent, which was pitched on the present East 5th Street between Farnam and LeClaire streets.

The inscription on the marker reads:

To commemorate the Black Hawk Purchase Treaty, Signed by Major General Winfield Scott and Honorable John Reynolds for the United States and by Chiefs Keokuk and Waupello for the Sac and Fox Indians at Davenport, Iowa, September 21, 1832
Erected by Hannah Caldwell Chapter DAR  1917

In the Village of East Davenport going east on 12^th Street, and just past Jersey Ridge Road, is the beautiful Lindsay Park overlooking the banks of the Mississippi River.  This was the site of Camp McClellan, one of five Civil War camps in and around the city between 1860-1865.

Along the north side of River Drive at the intersection of East Fourth St. is the marker commemorating  the western abutment of the first bridge across the Mississippi River, joining the railroads in Davenport. 

The river, not land, had been the main method of transportation.  Rivermen looked at this obstruction placed in their river as a danger, and in fact in 1856, the steamboat "Effie Afton" met her demise when she struck a pier and burned just two weeks after the opening of the bridge.  The Railroad Bridge Company was successfully defended by Abraham Lincoln in the lawsuit filed by the owners of the steamboat.

The inscription of this marker reads:

Beside our marker is a replica of the Bridge abutment which was placed by the Scott County Historical society in 1956.

At the west edge of Buffalo on the north side of highway 22 is a most unusual boulder marking the home of the riverboat captains, the first white settlers in Scott County, Iowa.

The first inscription reads:

On this site lived and died Captain W.L. Clark who in 1833 with his father Captain Ben. W. Clark were the first white settlers in Scott county, Iowa  1822-1911

And on the second plaque:

Marked by Warren L. Clark. 
Dedicated by Hannah Caldwell Chapter DAR 1930

The German American Heritage Center is located at the foot of Gaines, across from the YMCA, and just before the Centennial Bridge.  On August 6, 2002, the Hannah Caldwell Chapter dedicated the flag pole.

Presented By Hannah Caldwell Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
                                    14 June 2002

VanderVeer Park is located at Central Park and Main Street.   In 1904 Hannah Caldwell Chapter NSDAR planted an Osage orange tree here.  It was grown from a seed planted at the time the cornerstone of Centennial Hall was laid in Washington, D.C.  The soil came from the site of Centennial Hall.  This tree was cut down a number of years ago. 

The Friends of VanderVeer Park have developed plans to restore this beautiful landmark to its former splendor.  A Grand Allee of 100 trees has been planted extending south from the Rose Garden to the Fountain.  Hannah Caldwell Chapter was a part of this worthwhile community project.

MARION CRANDELL MEMORIAL

In the Annie Wittenmyer Circle, 2800 Eastern,  is the Marion Crandell Memorial.  Miss Crandall was born in Cedar Rapids and spent time teaching in Davenport.

The inscription reads:

Memorial to Miss Marion Crandall, the first American Woman to die in active service in World War I.  Marion Crandall was killed March 27, 1918 at St. Menehould.  She was buried in a French military cemetery.  Miss Crandall came to Davenport in 1916 as a teacher at St. Katherine's School. 
Erected in cooperation with the Iowa State Historical Society. November 1, 1979