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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20W9_reynolds-pier_Sturgeon-Bay-WI.html
Schooner Perry Hannah
Type: Wooden Schooner, two-masted
Built: 1859, Thomas Arnold, Newport, Mich.
Sank: October 16, 1880
Length: 93' Beam: 25'
Cargo: Wood
Depth of Wreckage: 6'
Schooner Cecelia
Type: Wooden Schooner, three-masted
Buil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZY5_the-alexander-noble-house_Fish-Creek-WI.html
The Alexander Noble House was built in 1875 on land purchased from Asa Thorp, the founder of the Village of Fish Creek. This Greek Revival Style-influenced residence is the Village's oldest existing dwelling still in its original location. Born …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T09_the-thorp-cabin-historical_Fish-Creek-WI.html
The Thorp Family was very influential in the early growth of Door County. Asa Thorp, a New York cooper by trade, permanently settled in Fish Creek in the mid 1850s. Asa established an early pier, a warehouse, and a sawmill to supply residents and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SQ7_propeller-and-shaft_Sturgeon-Bay-WI.html
This stern frame cast iron propeller and steel shaft is believed to be from the lumber steamer Mueller which was built as Edwin S. Tice in 1887 at the Burger yards in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She measured 159.9 x 32.1 x 12.5; 728 gross tons. The vess…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PLH_dunlap-reef-light-tower_Sturgeon-Bay-WI.html
This light tower was used by the Coast Guard to mark Dunlap Reef, which is east of the navigation channel and north of the railroad bridge spur. (Bay View Park) in Sturgeon Bay.
Purchased with funds provided by Door County Marine Men's Club
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PLG_propeller-and-stirrup-bearing_Sturgeon-Bay-WI.html
This cast iron propeller and stirrup bearing unit is from the Steamer Wotum, which was built in 1893. This historic ship was 190 feet long, had a 36-foot beam, and weighed 936 gross tons. A steam engine was installed about 1910 - fore and aft type…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PLC_sturgeon-bay-bridge_Sturgeon-Bay-WI.html
This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
and the
Citizens For Our Bridge
organization
Opened July 4, 1931
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Stur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PLB_steam-engine_Sturgeon-Bay-WI.html
This engine is from the Mercury (length 250.8, beam 43.01), which was built by the Pennsylvania Shipyard of Beaumont, Texas. She was launched in June 1937 for Tankers, Inc. before moving to Lakeland Tankers Ltd., its Canadian subsidiary in 1947. A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OUH_110-114-north-3rd-avenue_Sturgeon-Bay-WI.html
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OUE_hay-hardware_Sturgeon-Bay-WI.html
This visually prominent building is a handsome example of the two-part commercial block style common during the period. It originally anchored what was once downtown's principal business corner prior to the completion of the Michigan Street Bridge…