The museum reflects the culture of a household of those times. Visitors will hear the story of the colonel, a founder of the city of Davenport and who was murdered on the site by robbers. The site is now heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer. The Confederate cemetery contains the graves of prisoners who died in the island's prison camp during the Civil War. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily during summer months, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily the rest of the year.
Admission is free.
Contains exhibits about river navigation and affords an excellent view of locking activity. 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island. Tuesdays-Saturdays, with additional hours scheduled for special events. Admission is free. Ave., Rock Island, includes 205 acres of rolling woodlands and four miles of hiking trails.