Davenport

Davenport is a city along the Mississippi River in the American state of Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 98,359. According to a 2006 estimate, the city had grown slightly to 99,514. Davenport is part of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Bettendorf and the Illinois cities of Moline, East Moline and Rock Island. Davenport is the county seat of Scott County. Davenport was founded in 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and named after his friend Colonel George Davenport after a signing of a peace treaty ending the Black Hawk War. Davenport is the home of Saint Ambrose University and Palmer College of Chiropractic, which is the birthplace of chiropractic medicine and wellness technique. The Putnam Museum of history and natural science is probably the oldest such museum in the US., and the Figge Art Museum was founded as the nation's first municipal art museum. The Davenport Public Library is possibly the oldest public library system west of the Mississippi and the... full article at wikipedia