Rock Island
Encyclopedia
Islands
- Rock Island (Nunavut)Rock Island (Nunavut)Rock Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Davis Strait, southeast of Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula and north of Auyuittuq National Park Reserve. Other islands in the immediate vicinity include Kekertaluk Island, Nedlukseak Island,...
- Rock Islands (Lake Nipissing), an island in Ontario
Communities
- Rock Island, Quebec, a community within the ville of StansteadStanstead, QuebecStanstead is a town of about 3,000 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Québec. Stanstead is located on the Canada-United States border across from Derby Line, Vermont....
Islands
- Rock Island (Massachusetts), one of the minor Elizabeth IslandsElizabeth IslandsThe Elizabeth Islands are a chain of small islands extending southwest from the southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the United States. They are located at the outer edge of Buzzards Bay, north of Martha's Vineyard from which they are separated by Vineyard Sound, and constitute the town of...
- Rock Island (Lake County, Montana), an island in Flathead Lake
- Rock Island (Sanders County, Montana), an island in Noxon Reservoir
- Rock Island (Oregon), in the Willamette River
- Rock Island (Rhode Island)Rock Island (Rhode Island)Rock Island is an island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island.Rock Island is a small rocky island near Pawtuxet Village and is now connected to the mainland by a causeway. The island is part of the Salter Grove public picnic ground and is the site for a proposed man-made salt marsh using dredged...
- Rock Island (Wisconsin)Rock Island (Wisconsin)Rock Island is a wooded island off the tip of Wisconsin's Door Peninsula at the mouth of Green Bay. The uninhabited island is almost entirely owned by the Wisconsin DNR, which maintains Rock Island State Park. It is the northernmost part of the Town of Washington.-History:Rock Island was...
- Rock Island State Park (Wisconsin)Rock Island State Park (Wisconsin)Rock Island State Park is a Wisconsin state park located on Rock Island, off the tip of the Door Peninsula in Lake Michigan. The only public transportation to the island is by the passenger ferry "Karfi" from Washington Island. However, there is mooring/dock space for people with their own...
- Rock Island State Park (Wisconsin)
Communities
- Rock Island, FloridaRock Island, FloridaRock Island was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,076 at the 2000 census. It is now a neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale.-Geography:Rock Island is located at ....
- Rock Island, IllinoisRock Island, IllinoisRock Island is the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,884 at the 2010 census. Located on the Mississippi River, it is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline, East Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The Quad Cities...
- the Rock Island ArsenalRock Island ArsenalThe Rock Island Arsenal comprises , located on Arsenal Island, originally known as Rock Island, on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It lies within the state of Illinois. The island was originally established as a government site in 1816, with...
- the Rock Island Arsenal
- Rock Island, OklahomaRock Island, OklahomaRock Island is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Rock Island, TennesseeRock Island, TennesseeRock Island is an unincorporated town in the northeastern-most portion of Warren County, Tennessee, United States. The town is named after an island on the Caney Fork just below the confluence of the Rocky River. Rock Island is home to the Great Falls Dam and Rock Island State Park.Many different...
- Rock Island, Colorado County, TexasRock Island, Colorado County, TexasRock Island is an unincorporated community in Colorado County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 160 in 2000.-Geography:...
- Rock Island, Washington County, TexasRock Island, Washington County, TexasRock Island was a settlement located on the Brazos River in Texas, United States, south of Graball, and northwest of Hempstead. The town once had a post office, church, and a highly acclaimed boys academy.-External links:*...
- Rock Island, WashingtonRock Island, WashingtonRock Island is a city in Douglas County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 863 at the 2000 census.-History:...
Elsewhere
- Rock Island (Ireland)Rock Island (Ireland)Rock Island is a promontory in West Cork, Ireland situated about 1 km west of the village of Goleen. Not a true island, Rock Island is surrounded on three sides by sea while a small strip of land with a road connects it to the mainland. It is notable for the Crookhaven Lighthouse which lights...
- Rock Islands (Palau)Rock Islands (Palau)The Rock Islands of Palau, also called Chelbacheb, are a small collection of limestone or coral uprises, ancient relics of coral reefs that violently surfaced to form Islands in Palau's Southern Lagoon, between Koror and Peleliu, and are now an incorporated part of Koror State...
- Rock Island (Trinidad and Tobago)Rock Island (Trinidad and Tobago)Rock Island is a small island in Trinidad and Tobago, part of the Five Islands group of islands. It is located in the Gulf of Paria, approximately 2 kilometres off the main island of Trinidad from Point Gourde...
Other uses
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadChicago, Rock Island and Pacific RailroadThe Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.-Incorporation:...
, a railway company, known as the Rock Island Line - Rock Island DistrictRock Island DistrictThe Rock Island District is a commuter rail line operated by Metra from Chicago, Illinois, United States, southwest to Joliet. While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the Rock Island District line are printed in "Rocket Red"...
, a commuter rail line in Chicago - Rock Island (album)Rock Island (album)Rock Island is the 17th studio album by the British rock group Jethro Tull, released in 1989.The album continued the hard rock direction the band took on the previous effort, Crest of a Knave...
, by the band Jethro Tull - Rock Island Line (song)Rock Island Line (song)"Rock Island Line" is an American blues/folk song first recorded by John Lomax in 1934 as sung by inmates in an Arkansas State Prison, and later popularized by Lead Belly. Many versions have been recorded by other artists, most significantly the world-wide hit version in the mid-1950s by Lonnie...
, a blues/folk song by Leadbelly - "Rock Island", a song from the musical The Music ManThe Music ManThe Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with...
- Rock Island 2002Rock Island 2002Rock Island was the first revived Isle of Wight Festival to take place on the Seaclose Park site in Newport on the Isle of Wight. It was a one day event held on 3 June 2002. The event had a capacity of 22,000, however only around 8 to 10,000 attended...
, a music event held in 2002 on the Isle of Wight - Rock Island ArsenalRock Island ArsenalThe Rock Island Arsenal comprises , located on Arsenal Island, originally known as Rock Island, on the Mississippi River between the cities of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois. It lies within the state of Illinois. The island was originally established as a government site in 1816, with...
, historic arsenal on Mississippi River