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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GQP_the-kewaunee-county-farm_Kewaunee-WI.html
???? The Kewaunee County Farm was operated on this site starting in 1879. Nicknamed 'The Poor Farm' it was a place for the county's elderly who were unable to provide for themselves financially. Tenants enjoyed keeping busy by helping with the pu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ESX_voie-de-la-liberte_Luxemburg-WI.html
??? This Milestone Marker was presented to the Village of Luxemburg, Wisconsin in 1994. It is to remind people of the path of hardship and the triumphant progress of the soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Army, from the Allied landing in Normandy on June 6,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14SB_barge-emerald_Kewaunee-WI.html
ATribute and Memoriumto thosewho went down with theBarge "Emerald"within sight of this point,on Nov. 18, 1886. Sponsored and erected byH. J. Baumeister.May 30, 1938.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11XN_schooner-daniel-lyons_Algoma-WI.html
Type: Wooden Schooner, three mastedBuilt: 1873, George Goble, Oswego, N.Y.Sank: October 18, 1878Length: 138' Beam: 26'Cargo: WheatDepth of Wreckage: 110'Listed on the National Register of Historic Places About eight miles northeast of here, the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQE1_black-earth-indian-village_Kewaunee-WI.html
For hundreds of years, the Potawatomi village of Ma-Kah-Da-We-Kah-Mich-Cock (Black Earth) was located on this spot. The people lived in huts made of bark. They raised crops of corn, beans, pumpkin and squash, and lived off abundant fish and game. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQE0_the-norman-general-store_Kewaunee-WI.html
The focal point of any crossroads community in this area include a church, a saloon, ageneral store and a cheese factory where milk was turned into a marketable product.Norman, a Czech heritage community founded in the 1850's was no exception. the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ9D_ancient-buried-forest_Kewaunee-WI.html
Located on a high, eroding bluff along Lake Michigan, Two Creeks is an ancient forest of pine, hemlock, and spruce that established about 12,000 years ago. During various glacial advances and retreats water, silt, and clay buried the forest and ov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ6H_kewaunee-marsh-arsenic-spill-area_Kewaunee-WI.html
Why is the fence here?The fence is to limit access to a contaminated area. In the early days the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) was contacted by a hunter that an area within the boundaries of the wildlife refuge was devoid of veg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ3I_christmas-tree-ship-point_Algoma-WI.html
52 Schooners transporting Christmas trees to Milwaukee and Chicago passed this point in the 1800's.Captain Herman Schuenemann of the Christmas Tree Ship, "Rouse Simmons", was born in Algoma.One of the 52 schooners, "Lady Ellen" is located upriver …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBG1_brickyards_Algoma-WI.html
After the disastrous fires that swept through Kewaunee County in 1871, a more substantial building material was sought and brickyards made their appearance in several locations in the county. A good supply of clay located in the area between h…
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