Black Hawk State Historic Site (Saukenuk area)

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historic park state historic site

Black Hawk State Historic Site (Saukenuk area) is a nationally recognized historic and cultural park in Illinois preserving the former Sauk village of Saukenuk and commemorating the life and legacy of the Sauk leader Black Hawk.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Black Hawk State Historic Site	1
Black Hawk State Historic Site (Saukenuk area) canonical	1
Black Hawk War sites	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8253078 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Black Hawk State Historic Site (Saukenuk area)
Context triple: [National Historic Landmarks in Illinois, contains, Black Hawk State Historic Site (Saukenuk area)]

A. Effigy Mounds National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument is a protected archaeological area in northeastern Iowa known for its prehistoric Native American earthen mounds shaped like animals and other forms.
B. Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum
The Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum is a tribal museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history, culture, and traditions of the Meskwaki (Sac and Fox) people in Iowa.
C. Forest County Potawatomi Museum and Cultural Center
The Forest County Potawatomi Museum and Cultural Center is a tribal museum and cultural facility dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and sharing the history, traditions, and contemporary life of the Forest County Potawatomi people.
D. Rock Island State Park
Rock Island State Park is a remote, undeveloped island park in Lake Michigan known for its historic Pottawatomie Lighthouse, hiking trails, and scenic shoreline accessible only by boat.
E. Potawatomi State Park
Potawatomi State Park is a scenic Wisconsin state park on the shores of Sturgeon Bay known for its forested trails, shoreline views, and access to outdoor recreation on the Door Peninsula.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Black Hawk State Historic Site (Saukenuk area)
Target entity description: Black Hawk State Historic Site (Saukenuk area) is a nationally recognized historic and cultural park in Illinois preserving the former Sauk village of Saukenuk and commemorating the life and legacy of the Sauk leader Black Hawk.

A. Effigy Mounds National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument is a protected archaeological area in northeastern Iowa known for its prehistoric Native American earthen mounds shaped like animals and other forms.
B. Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum
The Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum is a tribal museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history, culture, and traditions of the Meskwaki (Sac and Fox) people in Iowa.
C. Forest County Potawatomi Museum and Cultural Center
The Forest County Potawatomi Museum and Cultural Center is a tribal museum and cultural facility dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and sharing the history, traditions, and contemporary life of the Forest County Potawatomi people.
D. Rock Island State Park
Rock Island State Park is a remote, undeveloped island park in Lake Michigan known for its historic Pottawatomie Lighthouse, hiking trails, and scenic shoreline accessible only by boat.
E. Potawatomi State Park
Potawatomi State Park is a scenic Wisconsin state park on the shores of Sturgeon Bay known for its forested trails, shoreline views, and access to outdoor recreation on the Door Peninsula.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic park ⓘ state historic site ⓘ
area	approximately 200 acres ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup	Meskwaki (Fox) people ⓘ linked to: Meskwaki (Fox) Sauk people ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Black Hawk War of 1832 ⓘ linked to: Black Hawk War
associatedWithPerson	Black Hawk ⓘ John Hauberg ⓘ
commemorates	Black Hawk ⓘ Sauk and Meskwaki (Fox) peoples ⓘ Saukenuk ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
elevation	approximately 600 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasLandCover	bluffland forest ⓘ hardwood forest ⓘ
hasMuseum	Hauberg Indian Museum ⓘ
hasPart	Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve ⓘ Hauberg Indian Museum ⓘ overlooks of the Rock River ⓘ picnic areas ⓘ trails ⓘ
heritageDesignation	U.S. National Historic Landmark ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmark U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places
historicUse	major Sauk village site ⓘ
locatedIn	Illinois ⓘ Midwestern United States ⓘ Quad Cities region ⓘ linked to: Quad Cities metropolitan area Rock Island County, Illinois ⓘ city of Rock Island, Illinois ⓘ linked to: Rock Island, Illinois former Sauk village of Saukenuk ⓘ linked to: Sauk village of Saukenuk
locatedOn	Rock River ⓘ
maintainedBy	Illinois Department of Natural Resources ⓘ
museumFocus	Sauk and Meskwaki culture and history ⓘ
namedAfter	Black Hawk ⓘ
offers	birdwatching ⓘ cultural events ⓘ educational programs ⓘ guided tours ⓘ hiking ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	Illinois Department of Natural Resources ⓘ
ownedBy	State of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois
primaryTheme	Black Hawk War ⓘ history of the Sauk (Sac) people ⓘ life of Black Hawk ⓘ
protectionStatus	Illinois Nature Preserve (for Black Hawk Forest portion) ⓘ linked to: Illinois nature preserves
recognizedAs	one of the principal historic Native American village sites in Illinois ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Historic Landmarks in Illinois → contains → Black Hawk State Historic Site (Saukenuk area) ⓘ

State Historic Sites of Illinois → hasPart → Black Hawk State Historic Site ⓘ

linked to: Black Hawk State Historic Site (Saukenuk area)

Bad Axe River area → category → Black Hawk War sites ⓘ