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Quad Cities (other)
The Quad Cities is a region of cities in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois. Quad Cities may also refer to: Geography * Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area, in Alabama, United States * Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, the metropolitan area associated with the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois * Quad Cities (Minnesota), the cities of Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, and Mountain Iron in Minnesota, United States * Quad Cities (Arizona), Prescott, Arizona in the United States, and nearby cities Other uses * Quad Cities (train), a planned Amtrak train to the Iowa-Illinois Quad Cities * ''Quad Cities Rocket'', a defunct Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad train to the Iowa-Illinois Quad Cities * Quad City DJ's, an American hip-hop music group * Quad Cities Nuclear Generating Station Quad Cities Generating Station is a two-unit nuclear power plant located near Cordova, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River. The two General Electric boiling water reactors give th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quad Cities
The Quad Cities is a region of cities (originally four, see History) in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in northwestern Illinois. These cities are the center of the Quad Cities metropolitan area, which as of 2013 had a population estimate of 383,781 and a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) population of 474,937, making it the 90th-largest CSA in the nation. History Early history Before European settlers came to inhabit the Quad Cities, the confluence of rivers had attracted many varying cultures of indigenous peoples, 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 and Fox tribes of Native Americans. Saukenuk was the principal village of the Sauk tribe and birthplace of its 19th-century war chief, Black Hawk. In 1832, Sauk chief Keokuk and General Winfield Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quad Cities Metropolitan Area
The Quad Cities metropolitan area, more formally known as the Davenport–Moline–Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the metropolitan area associated with the Quad Cities in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois. The area consists of the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline in Illinois, and their suburbs in northwest Illinois and southeast Iowa. The Quad Cities metropolitan area is also considered part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis, and is the largest metropolitan area along the Mississippi River in Iowa and between Minneapolis–Saint Paul and the St. Louis metropolitan area. The Davenport–Moline–Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of four counties: Scott County in Iowa and Henry, Mercer, and Rock Island counties in Illinois. The MSA had an estimated population of 381,568 as of 2020, and the CSA had a population of 474,019, making it the 91st largest CSA in the nation. Communities Largest mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quad Cities (Minnesota)
The Quad Cities in the U.S. state of Minnesota are Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, and Mountain Iron in the Arrowhead Region, overlapping the Iron Range region, Duluth MN-WI MSA, and Saint Louis County. U.S. Highway 53, U.S. Highway 169, State Highway 37 ( MN 37) and State Highway 135 ( MN 135) are four of the main routes in the Quad Cities. History The Quad Cities, founded in the 1890s and early 1900s, owe their existence mainly to the mining industry that came to the area around that time. Their prosperity grew as the mines grew. Many of the mines shut down during the Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ... and didn't resume work until World War II. This was approximately the peak of the industry in the area. Populations According to the 2000 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quad Cities (Arizona)
Prescott ( ) is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, the city's population was 45,827. The city is the county seat of Yavapai County. In 1864, Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory, replacing the temporary capital of Fort Whipple, Arizona, Fort Whipple. The Territorial Capital was moved to Tucson, Arizona, Tucson in 1867. Prescott again became the Territorial Capital in 1877, until Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix became the capital in 1889. Prescott has a rich history as a frontier gold and silver mining town. Mining and settlers brought frequent conflict with native American tribes in the area, including the Yavapai and Apache. Prescott was the home to Fort Whipple, Arizona, Fort Whipple from its inception, which acted as a base for campaigns against natives. Prescott was a stereotypical "wild west" town during the latter half of the 19th century; famous residents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quad Cities (train)
The ''Quad Cities'' is a planned Amtrak ''Illinois Service'' intercity passenger train that will operate between Chicago and Moline in the US state of Illinois. The train will duplicate the route and stations of the ''Carl Sandburg'' and ''Illinois Zephyr'' between Chicago and Wyanet using track owned by BNSF. On the Wyanet–Moline segment, which will include a station at Geneseo, the train will use track owned by Iowa Interstate Railroad. Background Originally, the Rock Island provided passenger service in the Quad Cities via the ''Quad Cities Rocket'' train. The railroad initially declined to hand passenger operations over to Amtrak, and service to Chicago continued until December 31, 1978. In 2008, United States Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Dick Durbin and Barack Obama of Illinois sent a letter to Amtrak asking them to begin plans to bring rail service to the Quad Cities. In October 2010, a $230 million federal fund was announced that will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quad Cities Rocket
The ''Quad Cities Rocket'' was a named passenger train of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. It operated on a route between Chicago and Rock Island, Illinois. It was a remnant of one of the Rock Island's premier trains, the ''Rocky Mountain Rocket.'' That train's route had been cut back to Omaha in 1966; after a year without a name, it was renamed ''The Cornhusker.'' In 1970, the train took its final form when its western terminus was cut all the way back to Rock Island. The railroad initially declined to hand passenger operations over to Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. States and nine cities in Canada ... and the ''Quad Cities'' continued to run as one of the company's two remaining routes (the other being the '' Peoria Rocket''). The State of Illinois subsidized the cost of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quad City DJ's
Quad City DJ's is an American music group consisting of Jay Ski (Johnny McGowan), C.C. Lemonhead (Nathaniel Orange), and JeLana LaFleur who recorded the 1996 hit " C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)", a rap-remix of Barry White's 1974 "Theme from Together Brothers". They are best known for writing and performing the theme song to the 1996 animated basketball film Space Jam. Ski and Lemonhead first partnered in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. They first were in a group known as Chill Deal. During this time they produced fellows acts Three Grand and Icey J, the latter being famous for the female answer rap to Rob Base's " It Takes Two" entitled "It Takes a Real Man". After Chill Deal dissolved, they reformed as 95 South to create the triple platinum hit " Whoot, There It Is". Their success led to work with Dis-n-Dat producing "Freak Me Baby" and 69 Boyz producing the double platinum single "Tootsee Roll". In 1996 the two formed Quad City DJ's and produced the single "C'mon N' Ride It (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
