Quad Cities

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This helps the bi-state area promote itself as a single community, "joined by a river."
The Quad Cities are served by the Quad City International Airport, located in Moline. The airport also markets itself to surrounding areas as an alternative to larger airports, such as those in Chicago.

Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island preserves part of historic Saukenuk, the principal village of the Sauk tribe and birthplace of its war leader, Black Hawk. In 1832, Sauk chief Keokuk and General Winfield Scott signed a treaty to end the Black Hawk War in Davenport.

The treaty resulted in the United States gaining 6 million acres (24,000 km²) of land.
The history of urban settlements in the Quad-Cities hails back to the earliest days of the riverboat. For fourteen miles (21 km) between Le Claire, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois, the Mississippi River flowed across a series of finger-like rock projections protruding from either bank.

These rapids were difficult for steamboats to traverse, and as demand for river-based transportation increased along the upper Mississippi, the navigability of the river throughout the “Rock Island Rapids” became a greater concern. Over time, a minor industry grew up in the area to meet the steamboats’ needs.

Boats needed rest areas to stop before encountering the rapids, places to hire special expert pilots who could help guide the boat through the rocky waters, or, when the water was low, places where goods could be removed and transported by wagon on land past the Rapids.. (Today, the troublesome rocks are submerged six feet underwater in a lake formed by two lock and dams.)
As the Industrial Revolution developed in the United States, many enterprising industrialists looked to the Mississippi River as a promising source of water power, and the combination of energy and easy access to river transportation made the Quad Cities a natural location for industrial development.

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His business was incorporated as Deere & Company in 1868, and today, Deere & Company is the largest employer in the Quad Cities.
The first railroad bridge built across the Mississippi River connected Davenport and Rock Island in 1856. Steamboaters saw these nationwide railroads as a threat to their business, and on May 6, 1856, just weeks after it was completed, an angry steamboater crashed the Effie Afton steamboat into the bridge.

The owner of the Effie Afton, John Hurd, filed a lawsuit against The Rock Island Railroad Company. It was a pivotal trial in Lincoln's career.
It was after the Civil War that a common identity for the region first coalesced.

The river towns that were thoughtfully planned and competently led flourished while other settlements, usually get-rich-quick schemes for speculators, failed to pan out. Moline has also attempted renewal.
In what was once a robust downtown, the "John Deere Commons" facility and i wireless Center (then the "Mark of the Quad Cities") opened during the 1990s.
In 2007, Davenport and Rock Island petitioned for and won the title of "most livable small city" from the National Council of Mayors, based upon an unfunded proposal called RiverVision.

Landmarks

The John Deere Pavilion in Moline

Brady Street Stadium, a major high school sports venue along Davenport's Brady Street (U.S.

Route 61).
Davenport Skybridge
Figge Art Museum, in Davenport.
Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge, along Interstate 80, connecting Le Claire and Rapids City.
Government Bridge, connecting Rock Island Arsenal and Davenport.
Great Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, a fair and exposition venue in Davenport.
i wireless Center - arena center in Moline. 15, on the Mississippi River.
Modern Woodmen Park, the home of the St.

(formerly John O'Donnell Stadium)
Putnam Museum and IMAX Theater in Davenport
Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island.
River Music Experience
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island Centennial Bridge, connecting Rock Island and Davenport.
Vander Veer Botanical Park

Noteworthy Companies
Alcoa
Deere and Company
Happy Joe's
Harris Pizza
Heart of America Restaurants
Hungry Hobo
Isabel Bloom
KONE, Inc
Lee Enterprises
Rock Island Arsenal
Von Maur
Whitey's Ice Cream

Colleges and Universities
Augustana College
Black Hawk College - Community College.
Eastern Iowa Community College District, consisting of campuses in Bettendorf, Clinton, and Muscatine. Bettendorf's campus is known as Scott Community College.
Hamilton Technical College
Kaplan University - satellite campus in Davenport.
Marycrest International University - closed in 2002
Palmer Chiropractic College
Saint Ambrose University
Western Illinois University - satellite campus in Moline.

Media
FM Radio
88.5 KALA, Variety (College Radio of St.

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Ambrose University)
89.3 WDLM-FM, Religious Music (RDS)
90.3 WVIK, Public Radio
91.7 KSUI, Classical (RDS)
92.5 WGVV-LP "92.5 Groove FM", Urban Contemporary
93.5 KQCS "Star 93.5", Hot AC
93.9 WYEC, Soft AC (RDS)
94.5 K233AA (Translates 90.9 KUNI), Public Radio
96.1 KMXG "Mix 96", Adult Contemporary (RDS - Artist/Title)
96.9 WXLP "97X", Classic Hits
98.9 WLKU "K-Love", Christian AC (RDS)
99.7 KBEA-FM "B 100", CHR/Pop
101.3 KUUL "KUUL 101.3", Oldies (RDS - Artist/Title)
102.7 KTJT-LP, Religious
103.7 WLLR-FM, "103.7 WLLR" Country (HD Radio)
104.9 KBOB-FM, "Rock 104-9" Active Rock
106.5 KCQQ, "Q 106.5" Classic Rock (RDS - Artist/Title)
107.9 KRQC-LP, Religious

AM Radio
960 WDLM, Religious
1170 KJOC oldies ("True Oldies")
1230 WFXN "Fox Sports 1230", Sports (Fox Sports Radio)
1270 WKBF Regional Mexican ("Pantera")
1420 WOC, News/Talk

Analog Television
(Nielsen DMA #96)
4 WHBF, "CBS4", CBS
6 KWQC "TV 6", NBC
8 WQAD "Newschannel 8", ABC
18 KLJB "Fox 18", Fox
24 WQPT, PBS
26 KGCW channel 26, CW (Licensed to Burlington and available only on cable systems or a KLJB-DT subchannel.)
26 WBQD-LP, My Network TV
36 KQIN, PBS (Part of the Iowa Public Television Network)
Cable television service is provided by Mediacom..
Print
Quad-City Times, daily newspaper
The Dispatch of Moline and the Rock Island Argus, daily newspapers based on the Illinois side
River Cities Reader, alternative weekly.

Roads
Interstate 80 and Interstate 280
Interstate 88
Interstate 74
U.S. Route 150
Illinois Route 5
Illinois Route 84
Illinois Route 92
Illinois Route 192
Iowa Highway 22
Iowa Highway 130

Sports teams
The Tri-Cities Blackhawks, named in honor of Black Hawk, was the then-Tri Cities only top-level professional sports franchise.

The club played in the NBL from 1946 until its merger with the Basketball Association of America following the 1948-49 season to became the National Basketball Association. Hall of famer Red Auerbach coached the Blackhawks during their first NBA season.

The CBA served as the NBA's premiere developmental league and produced many highly regarded NBA stars. Then, starting with the 1993-94 season, The MARK of the Quad Cities (now the i wireless Center) served as the team's new home.

Football legend Jim Thorpe was once a member of the team.
Sports

Quad City River Bandits is a Class A Midwest League minor league baseball team in Davenport. The River Bandits home games are played at Modern Woodmen Park, formerly John O'Donnell Stadium.

The team has existed under a variety of names and Major League Baseball team affiliations since 1960. It replaced the United Hockey League team the Quad City Mallards in the 2008 season.
Quad City Steamwheelers is an af2 arena football franchise also playing at the i wireless Center
Quad City Silverbacks is a professional mixed martial arts team competing in the International Fight League.