THE GREEN TREE HOTEL i6i 



On the north side of the tree is a large cannon pointing 

 out over the river. 



Through the effort of Mr. F. P. Schworm of Le- 

 Claire and the influence of George M. Curtis of Clin- 

 ton who then represented the district in congress, this 

 cannon was given by the war department to John R. 

 Buckman post, G. A. R. Before the post disbanded a few 

 years ago it gave this cannon to the town of LeClaire 

 and it rests under the shadow of the green tree as lasting 

 memorial to her veterans of the Civil war. 



Monuments 



FORT ARMSTRONG: On the extreme western end of 

 the Rock Island is an accurate replica of the old block 

 house which was a feature of old Fort Armstrong, built 

 in 1816 and abandoned in 1836. 



This replica was erected through the efforts of the 

 local chapter of the D. A. R. 



They got the description and measurements of the 

 original from records in the war department at Wash- 

 ington. 



They also secured the old abutment of the first rail- 

 road bridge to cross the Mississippi river and the com- 

 mandant of the arsenal gave generous aid in restoring 

 and marking it. 



ABUTMENTS OF OLD BRIDGE : It Stands about fifty rods 

 up-stream (N.E.) from the present government draw 

 bridge. This abutment carried the south end of the old 

 wooden bridge built in 1855 for the Chicago, Rock 

 Island and Pacific Railway. It was the bridge on which 

 the steamers "Efiie Afton" and "Grey Eagle" were 

 wrecked. 



Hannah Caldwell Chapter D. A. R. of Davenport re- 



