Madeline Island

Madeline Island (HMKME)

Location: Washburn, WI 54891 Bayfield County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 43.293', W 90° 52.38'

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To the east is Madeline Island, known to the Ojibway as Moning-wunakauning, "The Home of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker." The French soldier Pierre le Sueur built his post there in 1693. In 1718 a fort was erected which remained France's principal fur-trading post on Lake Superior until New France fell to England. In 1793 Michel Cadotte established a trading post and began permanent settlement. When Equaysayway, daughter of Chief White Crane and a member of the Ojibway aristocracy, married Michel Cadotte, she was given the Christian name "Madeleine." Her pleased father declared the island should be named in her honor.
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HM NumberHMKME
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number49
Year Placed1956
Placed ByState Historical Society of Wisconsin
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 12:31pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 662542 N 5176418
Decimal Degrees46.72155000, -90.87300000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 43.293', W 90° 52.38'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 43' 17.58" N, 90° 52' 22.80" W
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Area Code(s)715
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 79301-79399 Howell Dr, Washburn WI 54891, US
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