The Quad Cities^[3][4][5] is a geographic region of the Mid-Mississippi Valley of the United States that includes several communities in the states of Iowa and Illinois. As of 2009, the population is 379,066 and consists of four counties: Scott County in Iowa Iowa is bordered by the Mississippi River on the east; the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west; the northern boundary is a line along 43 degrees, 30 minutes north latitude.[note 1] The southern border is the Des Moines River and a line along approximately 40 degrees 35 minutes north, as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in Missouri and Henry Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 51,020. A 2008 estimate shows a slight decrease to 49,569. Its county seat is Cambridge, Illinois. It is one of the four counties that make up the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, Mercer Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 16,957. A 2008 estimate shows a slight decrease to 16,481. Its county seat is Aledo. It is one of the four counties that make up the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, and Rock Island Rock Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 149,374. A 2008 estimate shows a slight decline in population to 146,886 counties in Illinois United States migrant settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1810s; Illinois achieved statehood in 1818. The future metropolis of Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River, one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan. Railroads and John Deere's invention of the self-scouring steel plow made central.^[1][2]

The five most populous cities in the region are:

• Davenport, Iowa Davenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 98,359. A 2008 estimate shows the population has increased slightly to 100,827 making it Iowa's third-largest city. Davenport is one of
• Moline, Illinois Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with an estimated population of 43,016 in 2007. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The corporate headquarters of Deere & Company is located in Moline, as is
• Rock Island, Illinois Rock Island is the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,684 at the 2000 census. It is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline, East Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The original Rock Island, from which the city gets its name, is the largest island in the Mississippi
• Bettendorf, Iowa Bettendorf is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 32,445 at the 2008 census estimate. Bettendorf is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Davenport and the Illinois cities of Moline, East Moline and Rock Island
• East Moline, Illinois

Before World War I World War I was a military conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918 and involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 15 million people were, the area was called the Tri-Cities; included were Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline. With the growth of Rock Island County, East Moline was eventually given "equal status," and during the 1930s, the region became known as the Quad Cities.

With the opening of an Alcoa Alcoa, Inc. (from ALuminum Company Of America) is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries. Alcoa is a world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina plant in Bettendorf in 1948, it grew so that many people in the community openly discussed the adoption of the name Quint Cities.^[6] Indeed, WOC-TV (as KWQC-TV was then called) did much "Quint Cities" promotion through the mid-1950s. But by this time, the name "Quad Cities" had become known well beyond the area, and "Quint Cities" never caught on. Eventually Bettendorf passed East Moline in size. The area includes five cities above, each with a population of over 20,000, and many other nearby communities.

Geography

The Quad Cities is located at the confluence Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water. The opposite of a watershed, it usually refers to the point where a tributary joins a more major river, called the mainstem, when that major river is also the highest order stream in the drainage basin. It is also used in vernacular language as the source —headwaters of the Rock and Mississippi rivers, approximately 180 miles (290 km) west of Chicago Chicago ( /ʃɨˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃɨˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the largest city in both Illinois and the Midwest, and the third most populous city in the United States, with over 2.8 million living within the city limits. Its metropolitan area, commonly named "Chicagoland", is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimated 9.7 million. Interstate 80 Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States (after I-90). It connects downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey. I-80 is the interstate that most closely approximates the route of the Lincoln Highway, the first auto trail to cross the country. The highway roughly traces other historically crosses the Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. About 2,320 miles long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 river miles below New Orleans, Louisiana where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Along with its major tributary, the Missouri River, the here. The Quad Cities area is distinctive because the Mississippi River flows from east to west as it passes through the heart of the area; the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf are located due north of Rock Island and Moline, respectively.

The Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area In the United States, a metropolitan area refers to a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are not legally incorporated as a city or town would be, nor are they legal administrative divisions like counties or states. As such the precise definition of any consists of four counties: Scott County in Iowa Iowa is bordered by the Mississippi River on the east; the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west; the northern boundary is a line along 43 degrees, 30 minutes north latitude.[note 1] The southern border is the Des Moines River and a line along approximately 40 degrees 35 minutes north, as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in Missouri and Henry Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 51,020. A 2008 estimate shows a slight decrease to 49,569. Its county seat is Cambridge, Illinois. It is one of the four counties that make up the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, Mercer Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 16,957. A 2008 estimate shows a slight decrease to 16,481. Its county seat is Aledo. It is one of the four counties that make up the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, and Rock Island Rock Island County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 149,374. A 2008 estimate shows a slight decline in population to 146,886 counties in Illinois United States migrant settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1810s; Illinois achieved statehood in 1818. The future metropolis of Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River, one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan. Railroads and John Deere's invention of the self-scouring steel plow made central. The Quad City Metro population is 379,066.^[1][2]

In addition to the five anchor cities, the Quad Cities area is comprised of surrounding smaller communities. Examples include the Iowa cities of Eldridge, Long Grove, Park View, Blue Grass Blue Grass is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. A small portion of the city extends into neighboring Muscatine County. The population was 1,169 at the 2000 census, Buffalo Buffalo is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,321 at the 2000 census. Buffalo is located on the Mississippi River. The city is located near the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, Montpelier, Walcott, Maysville, McCausland, Mount Joy, New Liberty, Pleasant Valley, Princeton, LeClaire, Panorama Park and Riverdale. The Illinois communities are Silvis, Milan, Andalusia, Carbon Cliff, Coal Valley, Colona, Geneseo, Hampton, Port Byron, Orion, Kewanee, Annawan, Aledo, and Rapids City.

The Quad Cities area is one where the telephone companies cooperate with regional phone calls. Iowa and Illinois have different area codes (563 and 309 respectively), yet most calls originating and terminating within the core urban area are placed without long-distance charges by dialing just a 7-digit number. 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 Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with an estimated population of 43,016 in 2007. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. The corporate headquarters of Deere & Company is located in Moline, as is. The airport is marketed as a regional alternative to the larger airports in Chicago Chicago ( /ʃɨˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃɨˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the largest city in both Illinois and the Midwest, and the third most populous city in the United States, with over 2.8 million living within the city limits. Its metropolitan area, commonly named "Chicagoland", is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimated 9.7 million, nearly 200 miles away. The smaller Davenport Municipal Airport is the home of the Quad City Air Show.

The Illinois Department of Transportation The Illinois Department of Transportation is a state agency in charge of state-maintained public roadways of the U.S. state of Illinois. In addition, IDOT provides funding for rail, public transit and airport projects and administers fuel tax and federal funding to local juridictions in the state. The Secretary of Transportation reports to the is working with Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union Station in to restore passenger train service to the Quad Cities.^[7] The last passenger train in the area, the Quad Cities Rocket, was operated by the Rock Island Railroad and ran between Chicago Chicago ( /ʃɨˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃɨˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the largest city in both Illinois and the Midwest, and the third most populous city in the United States, with over 2.8 million living within the city limits. Its metropolitan area, commonly named "Chicagoland", is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimated 9.7 million and Rock Island until December 31, 1978.

History

Early history

Before European settlers came to inhabit the Quad Cities, the confluence of rivers had attracted many varying cultures of indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples are people, communities, and nations who claim a historical continuity and cultural affinity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies which sprung up on their original territories, and therefore consider themselves distinct from societies of the majority culture/s that have contested their cultural sovereignty and self-, who used the waterways and riverbanks for their settlements for thousands of years. At the time of European encounter, it was a home and principal trading place of the Sauk The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group. Their autonym is (oθaakiiwaki in their own language, and their exonym is Ozaagii in Ojibwe. The latter is the source of their names in French and English and Fox Fox is a common name for many species of carnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail (or brush) tribes of Native Americans. Saukenuk was the principal village of the Sauk The Sacs or Sauks are a group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group. Their autonym is (oθaakiiwaki in their own language, and their exonym is Ozaagii in Ojibwe. The latter is the source of their names in French and English tribe and birthplace of its nineteenth-century war chief, Black Hawk Black Hawk or Black Sparrow Hawk (Sauk Makataimeshekiakiak , "be a large black hawk") (Spring 1767 – October 3, 1838) was a leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe in what is now the United States. Although he had inherited an important historic medicine bundle, he was not a hereditary civil chief of the Sauk, but was an. In 1832, Sauk chief Keokuk and General Winfield Scott Winfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852. Known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and the "Grand Old Man of the Army," he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history and many historians rate him the ablest American commander signed a treaty in Davenport after the US defeated the Sauk and their allies in the Black Hawk War The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States. The war was named for Black Hawk, a war chief of the Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo Native Americans, whose British Band fought against the United States Army and militia from Illinois and the Michigan Territory for possession of lands in the area. The treaty resulted in the Native Americans' ceding 6 million acres (24,000 km²) of land to the United States in exchange for a much smaller reservation elsewhere. Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island preserves part of historic Saukenuk and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation. Having a property on the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, could result in its eligibility for tax incentives derived from the.

The history of urban settlements in the Quad-Cities was stimulated by riverboat traffic. For fourteen miles (21 km) between LeClaire, Iowa, and Rock Island, the Mississippi River flowed across a series of finger-like rock projections protruding from either bank. These rapids were difficult for steamboats to traverse. 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 expert pilots to 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.^[8] (Today, the troublesome rocks are submerged six feet underwater by a lake formed by two lock and dams.)

As the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and transport had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the United Kingdom, then subsequently spreading throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world. The onset of the developed in the United States, many enterprising industrialists looked to the Mississippi River as a promising source of water power. The combination of energy and easy access to river transportation attracted entrepreneurs and industrialists to the Quad Cities for development. In 1848, John Deere John Deere was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company— one of the largest agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world. Born in Rutland, Vermont, Deere moved to Illinois and invented the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837 moved his plough business to Moline. His business was incorporated as Deere & Company Deere & Company, usually known by its brand name John Deere , is an American corporation based in Moline, Illinois, and the leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world. In 2008, it was listed as 102nd in the Fortune 500 ranking. Deere and Company agricultural products, usually sold under the John Deere name, include tractors, in 1868. Deere & Company is the largest employer today in the Quad Cities.

The first railroad Rail transport is the means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on. Track usually consists of steel rails installed on sleepers/ties and ballast, on bridge built across the Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. About 2,320 miles long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 river miles below New Orleans, Louisiana where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Along with its major tributary, the Missouri River, the connected Davenport and Rock Island in 1856. It was built by the Rock Island Railroad Company, and replaced the slow seasonal ferry A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry (or ferry) primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi service and winter ice bridges as the primary modes of transportation across the river. Steamboaters saw the nationwide railroads as a threat to their business. On May 6, 1856, just weeks after completion of the bridge, an angry steamboater crashed the Effie Afton into it. John Hurd, the owner of the Effie Afton, filed a lawsuit against The Rock Island Railroad Company. The Rock Island Railroad Company selected Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican president, Lincoln had been a country as their trial lawyer and won after he took the case to the US Supreme Court Clerks · Reporter of Decisions . It was a pivotal trial in Lincoln's career.

After the Civil War the region began to gain a common identity. 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. The towns of Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline called themselves the “Tri-Cities,” a cluster of three more-or-less equally sized river communities growing around the small bend of the Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. About 2,320 miles long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 river miles below New Orleans, Louisiana where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. Along with its major tributary, the Missouri River, the where it flows east and west.

1980s-current

Beginning in the late 1970s, economic conditions caused major industrial restructuring, which disrupted the basis of the region's economy. The major companies, agricultural manufacturers, ceased or scaled back operations in the Quad Cities. Factories which closed included International Harvester International Harvester Company was an agricultural machinery, construction equipment, vehicle, commercial truck, and household and commercial products manufacturer. In 1902, J.P. Morgan purchased the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and Deering Harvester Company, along with three smaller agricultural equipment firms: Milwaukee; Plano; and in Rock Island and Case IH in Bettendorf. Moline-based John Deere Deere & Company, usually known by its brand name John Deere , is an American corporation based in Moline, Illinois, and the leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the world. In 2008, it was listed as 102nd in the Fortune 500 ranking. Deere and Company agricultural products, usually sold under the John Deere name, include tractors, cut its labor headcount by one half. Later in the 1980s, Caterpillar Inc. Caterpillar Inc. , also known as "CAT", designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines and sells financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines closed its factories at Mount Joy and Bettendorf.

Since the 1990s, the Quad Cities governments, businesses, non-profits and residents have worked hard to redevelop the region. They have achieved national attention for their accomplishments.

Examples of revitalization and rebirth:

• Davenport's River Renaissance (a downtown revitalization project that includes a River Music History Center), an ag-tech venture capital campus, and the Figge Art Museum The Figge Art Museum is an AIA award-winning art museum in Davenport, Iowa. The Figge, as it is commonly known, has an encyclopedic collection and serves as the major art museum for the eastern Iowa and western Illinois region. The Figge works closely with several regional universities and colleges as an art resource and collections hub for a opened or were completed during the 2000s decade.
• Moline has invested in what was once a robust downtown. The "John Deere Commons" and i wireless Center (formerly "The MARK of the Quad Cities") both opened during the 1990s.
• In 2007, Davenport and Rock Island competed for and won the title of "most livable small city" from the National Council of Mayors, based upon an unfunded proposal called RiverVision.
• In 2008 Bettendorf was ranked by CNN^[9] as one of the ten best places to buy a house in the United States.

Landmarks

• 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 LeClaire and Rapids City.
• Government Bridge, connecting Rock Island Arsenal and Davenport.
• Rock Island County Fairgrounds in East Moline, also the site of the Quad City Speedway.
• Great Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, a fair and exposition venue in Davenport.
• i wireless Center - arena center in Moline. (formerly The MARK of the Quad Cities)
• I-74 Bridge, connecting Bettendorf and Moline.
• John Deere Pavilion, a small museum and showcase for John Deere equipment.
• John Deere World Headquarters, in Moline.
• Lock and Dam No. 15, on the Mississippi River.
• Modern Woodmen Park, the home of the St. Louis Cardinal A-Ball affiliate Quad Cities River Bandits, Davenport. (formerly John O'Donnell Stadium)
• Putnam Museum and IMAX Theater in Davenport
• Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island.
• Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station
• River Music Experience
• Rock Island Arsenal
• Rock Island Centennial Bridge, connecting Rock Island and Davenport.
• Vander Veer Botanical Park
• Col Ballroom, a small arena for music concerts, in Davenport.
• The Quarter - a 90-acre site in East Moline, alongside the Mississippi River, featuring shops, restaurants, condominiums, boat docks, sports and interpretive centers, and a working lighthouse, currently under development. (Geographical coordinates: 41°31′47″N 90°26′16″W / 41.52972°N 90.43778°W)^[10]
• Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Freight House, referred to locally as The Freight House, is an entertainment venue

Noteworthy Companies

• Alcoa
• Deere and Company
• Genesis Health System
• Group O
• Happy Joe's
• Hungry Hobo
• KONE, Inc (formerly Montgomery Elevator)
• Lee Enterprises
• Lewis Machine and Tool Company
• Modern Woodmen of America
• Nortrax
• QCR Holdings
• Rock Island Arsenal
• Sears Seating (also known as Sears Manufacturing)
• Von Maur
• Whitey's Ice Cream
• XPAC
• YASH Technologies

Colleges and universities

• Augustana College- Rock Island
• Bible Missionary Institute - church college located in Rock Island
• Black Hawk College - community college in Moline, with a satellite campus in Kewanee, Illinois
• 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- Davenport
• Kaplan University - satellite campus in Davenport.
• Palmer Chiropractic College- Davenport
• Saint Ambrose University- Davenport
• Western Illinois University - a satellite campus in Moline was constructed along the riverfront at the former site of the 60,000-square-foot John Deere Technical Site.

Culture

The region has supported the Quad City Symphony Orchestra since 1916. There is also Ballet Quad Cities, the Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, and museums and concert venues as noted above. Bluebox Limited is a Bettendorf-based film production company. Historic buildings and sites listed on state and the National Register of Historic Places interpret the history of people's settlement and lives in the area.

Media

The Quad Cities is the 147th largest radio market in the United States^[11] and the 99th largest TV market in the United States.^[12]

The area is served by over 13 commercial radio stations, 8 non-commercial radio stations, 3 low power FM radio stations, 8 TV stations and 3 daily newspapers.

Transportation

Roads

• Interstate 74
• Interstate 80
• Interstate 88 (Ronald Reagan Tollway)
• Interstate 280
• U.S. Route 6
• U.S. Route 61
• U.S. Route 67
• U.S. Route 150
• Illinois Route 5 (John Deere Expressway)
• Illinois Route 84
• Illinois Route 92
• Illinois Route 192
• Iowa Highway 22
• Iowa Highway 130

Local transit

There are three transit operators in the Quad Cities with limited interconnection between them.

• Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (Quad Cities MetroLINK) serves the Illinois cities of Rock Island, Moline, East Moline, Milan, Silvis, Carbon Cliff, Hampton and Colona. It has 12 routes and a fleet of about 52 buses. It operates a river craft during summer months.
• Davenport Citibus has 13 fixed routes and operates 20 buses, six days a week.
• Bettendorf Transit operates 5 routes, Monday-Saturday and has 8 buses.

Air

The Quad Cities are served by Quad City International Airport, which serves a variety of domestic destinations.

Sports teams

From 1920 to 1926, Rock Island was home to the NFL's Rock Island Independents. Football legend Jim Thorpe was once a member of the team.

The Tri-Cities Blackhawks, named in honor of the Sauk war chief Black Hawk, was the next top-level professional sports franchise. The club played in the National Basketball League (NBL) from 1946 until its merger in 1949 with the Basketball Association of America to became the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hall of famer Red Auerbach coached the Blackhawks during their first NBA season.

After the 1950-51 basketball season, the team moved to Milwaukee, where they were named the Hawks. After a second move to St. Louis, the team is now the Atlanta Hawks.

Professional basketball returned to the Quad Cities during the 1980s and 1990s with the Quad City Thunder of the Continental Basketball Association. The CBA served as the NBA's premiere developmental league and produced many highly regarded NBA stars. From 1987 through the 1992-93 season, the Thunder played at Wharton Field House in Moline. Starting with the 1993-94 season, the team played at The MARK of the Quad Cities (now the i wireless Center.) After the CBA folded in 2001, the Thunder franchise ceased operations permanently.

Sports

• Quad City River Bandits is a Class A Midwest League minor league baseball team in Davenport. Their 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. The River Bandits are currently affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals.
• Quad City Mallards are an IHL team that began play in the 2009-10 season, with home games held at the i wireless Center in Moline. The new Mallards replace the former Quad City Flames AHL team which played from 2007-2009 (that team moved to Abbotsford, British Columbia and plays as the Abbotsford Heat.) The original Mallards played in the United Hockey League from 1995-2007.
• The Quad City Steamwheelers were an AF2 arena football franchise that also played at the i wireless Center. The Steamwheelers won the league's title game, the ArenaCup, in 2000 and 2001. After the AF2 league folded following its 2009 season, the Steamwheelers also ceased operations.
• Quad City Silverbacks were a professional mixed martial arts team competing in the now-defunct International Fight League. Home matches take place at the i wireless Center.
• The Quad City Riverhawks was a PBL (Premier Basketball League) team. They played home games at Wharton Field House in Moline during the 2008 season. They ended with that season.
• The i wireless Center occasionally hosts NCAA Division I college basketball conference tournaments as well as NBA and NHL exhibitions.
• The PGA Tour makes an annual stop in the Quad Cities. The golf tournament is currently known as the John Deere Classic. It has drawn dozens of top PGA players over the years, including Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, and Payne Stewart.

See also

• Mississippi Athletic Conference for Iowa high school sports, and Western Big 6 Conference for high school sports in Illinois.

See also

• African Americans in Davenport, Iowa

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=scott+county&_state=04000US19&_county=scott+county&_cityTown=scott+county&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Illinois by County". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-context=gct&-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1-R&-CONTEXT=gct&-mt_name=PEP_2009_EST_GCTT1R_ST9S&-tree_id=808&-redoLog=false&-geo_id=04000US17&-_sse=on&-format=ST-2S&-_lang=en. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
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4. ^ "Community Visitor Information". Illinois Quad Cites Chamber of Commerce. http://www.quadcitychamber.com/visitor/. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
5. ^ Johnson, Dirk (1987-10-20). "East Moline Journal; Friday Night High, in the Bleachers". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE3DD1531F933A15753C1A961948260. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
6. ^ http://www.quadcities.com/about
7. ^ Quad Cities Passenger Rail Coalition. "vision". http://www.qcrail.com/vision.htm.
8. ^ Frederick Anderson, ed.. Joined by a River: The Quad Cities, Lee Enterprises, Inc., 1982, p. 16.
9. ^ Cox, Jeff. "CNN; Where homes are affordable". http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0707/gallery.BPTL_most_affordable.moneymag. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
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11. ^ "Arbitron — Market Survey Schedule & Population Rankings" (PDF). http://www.arbitron.com/downloads/redbook_fa09.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
12. ^ "Nielsen DMAs: 2009-2010" (PDF). http://en-us.nielsen.com/etc/content/nielsen_dotcom/en_us/home/measurement/tv_research.mbt.39577.RelatedLinks.13293.MediaPath.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-07.

External links

• Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Quad City Times newspaper - Local News and Information
• Quad-Cities Online - Local Information
• Quad City Development Group
• WeAreQC. Quad City Resource. Built by the Quad Cities
• QCANews.com - Local News

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