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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29PX_peshtigo-fire_Peshtigo-WI.html
This bridge crosses the river that has been the heart of the
community since the founding of Peshtigo.
This river provides power for our commerce and daily lives.
This river also protected some of our citizens who sought
refuge in thes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O3F_isaac-stephenson_Marinette-WI.html
I hope the problems of life will be met and solved as they arise to the happiness and contentment of human kind
Isaac Stephenson
Born at Maugerville New Brunswick June 18 1829- Came to Wisconisn November 15 1845 - Located in the Upper Penins…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MPT_goodman_Goodman-WI.html
The lumber companies which created many of the communities in northern Wisconsin have passed from the scene, but the villages remain, monuments to the hardihood and persistence of the residents who worked and lived in these communities. Goodman wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FZG_marinette-county-forests_Wausaukee-WI.html
Originally covered by magnificent stands of forests, the northern two-thirds of the county consisted of cutover lands which attracted farmers from the corn belt during World War I. Wartime prosperity and settlement were followed by agricultural de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FZA_the-cool-north-woods_Pembine-WI.html
Before air conditioning, interstate highways, and automobiles, a privileged few escaped the hot summers of the lower Midwest by taking trains to resorts built by the railroads in the north woods. Besides bringing settlers north and moving lumber s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13R0_mcallister-state-graded-school_Wausaukee-WI.html
The term "graded school" was used to refer to any school that had more than one room and therefore contained more than one grade level of pupils. The McAllister State Graded School was built in 1914 and added to in 1919, 1924 and 1936. This was a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ8R_lena-road-schoolhouse_Coleman-WI.html
Constructed in 1911, Lena Road School is one of the few remaining intact one-room schoolhouses in Marinette County. The school grounds feature the original privies and an early hand water pump. For over fifty years, local farming families …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ8P_queen-marinette_Marinette-WI.html
Indian chief's daughter after whom Marinette City and county were named. Southerly about 60 feet stood her home and trading post from 1846 to 1895.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ80_peshtigo-fire-cemetery_Peshtigo-WI.html
On the night of 0ctober 8, 1871, Peshtigo, a booming town of 1700 people, was wiped out of existence in the greatest forest fire disaster in American history.
Loss of life and even property in the great fire occurring the same night in Chicago …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ3H_evancheck-cabin_Marinette-WI.html
This was a typical homesteaders' residence in the late 19th century. The Evancheck family donated the cabin in 1994 and it was reassembled on Stephenson Island. It had been in their family for almost a century.