Examples of Eponyms
- Several place names, including Black Hawk County, Iowa; the Black Hawk Bridge between Iowa and Wisconsin; and the historical Black Hawk Purchase in Iowa.
- Four United States navy vessels were named USS Black Hawk.
- The United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
- The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League indirectly derive their name from Black Hawk. Their first owner, Frederic McLaughlin, was a commander with the 333rd Machine Gun Battalion of the 86th Infantry Division during World War I, nicknamed the "Black Hawk Division" after the war leader. McLaughlin named the hockey team in honor of his military unit.
- Black Hawk College, an Illinois community college.
- Blackhawk Country Club, a private golf club in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Waterloo Black Hawks - United States Hockey League (USHL) hockey team.
- The athletic teams of Prairie du Chien High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin are nicknamed the Blackhawks in his honor.
- The athletic teams of Fort Atkinson High School, Wisconsin are named the "Blackhawks" after Black Hawk.
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