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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RI_point-bas_Nekoosa-WI.html
Lower limit of upper Wisconsin country. Called by Indians Ban-Gah-Je-Wung. First sawmill built just below here by Daniel Whitney in 1831. A strip three miles wide both sides of the Wisconsin ceded by Menominee Indians in 1836 from Point Bas forty …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4PT_city-founders-cemetery_Pittsville-WI.html
This cemetery is the final resting place of men, women and children who settled Pittsville and the surrounding area. Some tombstones have weathered, some broke; some graves were never marked. Some stones were moved, but time and nature cannot remo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3LH_indian-dance-rings_Arpin-WI.html
In early spring, the native ceremonial dances took place here. At their conclusion the Indians returned to their firesides amid chants and the symbolic beat of drums to thank the Great Spirit for the Spring's return. Indians from other tribes atte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3L3_powers-bluff_Arpin-WI.html
The Indians named Powers Bluff Tah-qua-kik, and was for some years the home of three tribes of Indians; the Chippewa, the Potawatomi, and the Winnebago. Local historians say that some of the Potawatomi lived here as early as 1866. They lived on th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3L1_geological-history-of-powers-bluff_Arpin-WI.html
Powers Bluff is a worn down peak of an ancient mountain range which once covered northern Wisconsin. In geology it is known as monadnock. It is comprised almost entirely of solid metamorphic rock called quartzite. Powers Bluff originated eons a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3KV_indian-bill-cemetery_Arpin-WI.html
These Indian burial sites are believed to be from descendants of the Winnebago and Prairie Band Potawatomi People. The Potawatomi tradition was to build a grave house over the burial site. These grave houses are meant to deteriorate naturally …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3GS_john-jones-2nd-burial-site_Port-Edwards-WI.html
The official Civil War roster of Company G of the Wisconsin 12th infantry lists two men named John Jones. They are listed as John Jones 1st and John Jones 2nd. John Jones 1st gravesite has been located in the Ivy Green Cemetery in Bremerton, Wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2YH_assistant-chief-michael-j-kilpatrick_Wisconsin-Rapids-WI.html
Wisconsin State Firefighters Memorial Final Alarm Bell Tower Dedicated to the memory of Assistant Chief Michael J. Kilpatrick, North Lake Volunteer Fire Department,North Lake, Wisconsin.Died in the line-of-duty October 7, 2004. And all Wis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2SV_slidre-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-cemetery_Marshfield-WI.html
Historical Marker Slidre Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery On January 13, 1906, forefathers from Norway established the church. The first pastor to serve was Reverend J.C. Hougum. The church building was constructed in 1907 by Jorger …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MP_founders-square_Marshfield-WI.html
In 1871, Louis and Frank Rivers constructed a one-and-a-half story log building at the present northeast corner of N. Chestnut Ave. and W. Depot St. This building served as a residence, hotel, tavern, and store. The brothers heard that the Wiscons…
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