Black Hawk, Wisconsin
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|subdivision_name2 = Sauk
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|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
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|area_code = 608
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|blank_info = 1561864{{cite gnis|1561864|Black Hawk}}
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Black Hawk is an unincorporated community in the town of Troy, Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. Black Hawk is located on County Highway C {{convert|5.9|mi|km}} east of Plain.{{cite map|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Transportation|title=Sauk County|url=http://dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/sauk.pdf|format=PDF|year=2012|accessdate=May 22, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503171955/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/sauk.pdf|archivedate=May 3, 2012}}
History
A post office called Black Hawk was established in 1866, and remained in operation until 1906.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Sauk | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 July 2019}} The community was named after Black Hawk (1767–1838), Sauk and Fox leader.{{cite book|last=Cole|first=Henry Ellsworth|title=Baraboo and Other Place Names in Sauk County, Wisconsin|url=https://archive.org/details/baraboootherplac1912cole|year=1912|publisher=Baraboo News Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/baraboootherplac1912cole/page/21 21]}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Sauk County, Wisconsin
Category:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
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