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History Day Project Sites in Rock Island, IL

Listed sites near you that make strong History Day topics, with the record and the local sources to start from.

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Rock Island is one of the cities the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island, IA-IL metro area is officially named after. Teachers in Rock Island, IL are asked to make history local and given almost nothing to do it with. The local part is already on the map.

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On the record near Rock Island, IL

The 12 nearest

325 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Rock Island, IL.

  1. Best Buildingunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Building · Rock Island · listed 2018National Register of Historic Places
  2. Peoples National Bank Building--Fries Buildingunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Building · Rock Island · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
  3. Sala Apartment Buildingunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Building · Rock Island · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
  4. Fort Armstrong Hotelunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Building · Rock Island · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
  5. Fort Armstrong Theatreunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Building · Rock Island · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
  6. Potter Houseunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Building · Rock Island · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places
  7. Connor Houseunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Building · Rock Island · listed 1988National Register of Historic Places
  8. Petersen, W. D., Memorial Music Pavillionunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Structure · Davenport · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  9. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight Houseunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Building · Davenport · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
  10. Wagner, Robert, Houseunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Building · Rock Island · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
  11. Dillon Memorialunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Structure · Davenport · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  12. Union Station and Burlington Freight Houseunder a mile from the center of Rock Island · Building · Davenport · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Rock Island, IL. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

History Day Projects in Rock Island, step by step

  1. 1

    Pull every listed site in the area with its source

  2. 2

    Match the sites to the records you are working from

  3. 3

    Visit and photograph what still stands

  4. 4

    Note anything missing, moved or wrong on the record

  5. 5

    Submit corrections and photos so the record improves

What people in Rock Island, IL ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Rock Island, IL?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Is this suitable for students in Rock Island, IL?

Yes. Every stop is a published historic site with its record attached, so the content is factual and sourced. Teachers choose the stops, and the route can be kept to sidewalks and public ground.

Does this line up with state standards?

State history standards in most grades ask students to connect events to local places. The listed sites near your school are those local places, with the primary record already attached.

How a visit works in Rock Island

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Rock Island, IL the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Rock Island, IL are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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