Bad Axe River area
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The Bad Axe River area is a region in western Wisconsin known as the site of the 1832 Bad Axe Massacre, the final and most tragic battle of the Black Hawk War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bad Axe River area canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Hawk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fox people NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauk people NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Black Hawk War sites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Historic sites in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| conflict | Black Hawk War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystem | temperate deciduous forest ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | site of a U.S. Army–Native American battle ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Bad Axe Massacre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Bad Axe NERFINISHED ⓘ final engagement of the Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
site of the Bad Axe Massacre
ⓘ
site of the final battle of the Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
agricultural region
ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome |
decisive U.S. victory
ⓘ
heavy casualties among Native American noncombatants ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bad Axe Massacre of 1832
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tragic end of the Black Hawk War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Vernon County, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ western Wisconsin ⓘ |
| mouthOfNearbyRiver | confluence of Bad Axe River and Mississippi River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bad Axe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
De Soto, Wisconsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Village of Victory, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Driftless Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mississippi River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | United States expansion into Native American lands ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Mississippi River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| terrain |
blufflands
ⓘ
river valley ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance | 1832 ⓘ |
| watercourse | Bad Axe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.