List of historical markers in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Kewaunee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,574. Its county seat is Kewaunee. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1859.
| Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Brief Description |
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| Father Marquette |  | November 1, 1936 | Marker is in Father Marquette Memorial Park, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, in site of the Kewaunee Pierhead Light. 44°27′54″N87°29′46″W / 44.465133°N 87.49615°W | "Father Marquette offered the Holy Sacrifice of Mass on this spot November 1, 1674." |
| Car-Ferry Service [1] | 1964 | Marker is at the end of Hathaway Drive, in Harbor Point Park, Kewaunee, Wisconsin. 44°27′36″N87°30′00″W / 44.46005°N 87.499933°W | Location of car ferry service to Michigan. | |
| Early History of Kewaunee | 2000 | Marker is located next to a parking lot at the intersection of Harrison and Main Streets in front of the Tug Ludington, Kewaunee, Wisconsin. 44°27′35″N87°30′06″W / 44.459643°N 87.50171°W | History of Kewaune, including the "gold rush". | |
| The Old Mill | 2000 | Marker is located C.D. "Buzz" Besadny Anadromous Fish Facility lookout point at N3884 Ransom Moore Lane, Kewaunee, Wisconsin. 44°27′46″N87°33′34″W / 44.4627967°N 087.5593383°W | History of the old mill and its importance in the annual sucker run. | |
| Kewaunee County Lime Kilns | 1996 | Marker is located in the back portion of Kewaunee County Bruemmer Park and Zoo E4927 County Highway F Kewaunee, Wisconsin. 44°27′35″N87°33′03″W / 44.45975°N 87.550867°W | History of local lime production and lime kilns within sight of marker. | |
National Register of Historic Places listings in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.
A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text or an image in relief, or both, to commemorate one or more persons, an event, a former use of the place, or some other thing. Many modern plaques and markers are used to associate the location where the plaque or marker is installed with the person, event, or item commemorated as a place worthy of visit. A monumental plaque or tablet commemorating a deceased person or persons, can be a simple form of church monument. Most modern plaques affixed in this way are commemorative of something, but this is not always the case, and there are purely religious plaques, or those signifying ownership or affiliation of some sort. A plaquette is a small plaque, but in English, unlike many European languages, the term is not typically used for outdoor plaques fixed to walls.
The Kewaunee Pierhead lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Kewaunee in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
The Malcolm X House Site located at 3448 Pinkney Street in North Omaha, Nebraska, marks the place where Malcolm X first lived with his family. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and is also on the Nebraska list of heritage sites.
Namur, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the town of Union in Door County, Wisconsin. The community is located on County Road DK at its intersection with County Road N. It is located approximately 5 miles west of the unincorporated community of Brussels, Wisconsin. The community is located inside the Namur Historic District, a historic district of farms near the community.
The Wisconsin Heights Battlefield is an area in Dane County, Wisconsin where the penultimate battle of the 1832 Black Hawk War occurred. The conflict was fought between the Illinois and Michigan Territory militias and Sauk chief Black Hawk and his band of warriors, who were fleeing their homeland following the Fox Wars. The Wisconsin Heights Battlefield is the only intact battle site from the Indian Wars in the U.S. Midwest. Today, the battlefield is managed and preserved by the state of Wisconsin as part of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway. In 2002, it was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Madison, Wisconsin and was one of the first U.S. National Cemeteries established in Wisconsin.
The Namur Historic District, also known as the Namur Belgian-American District, is a historic district in southwestern Door County, Wisconsin. The district includes the community of Namur and a rural landscape extending 3 miles (4.8 km) to its north. It contains one of the nation's highest concentrations of immigrant Belgian and Belgian-American culture, land use, and architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990.
Heritage Hill State Historical Park, also called Heritage Hill State Park, is a 48-acre (19 ha) open-air museum in Allouez near Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. A Wisconsin state park, the site is operated by a non-profit organization called the Heritage Hill Foundation in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The Heritage Hill Corporation operates, maintains and develops the park under terms of a lease with the DNR.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Sauk County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.
Rostok is an unincorporated community located in the town of Pierce, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Rostok is located on Wisconsin Highway 42 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Kewaunee.
Stangelville is an unincorporated community located in the town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. Stangelville is located at the junction of County Highways AB and J 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west-southwest of Kewaunee. St. Lawrence Catholic Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is in Stangelville.
Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and Jail is a building in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, located at 613 Dodge Street on the southeast corner of the courthouse square. It was built in 1876 as the sheriff's office, residence, and county jail. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
The Tug Ludington is a World War II era tugboat built in 1943 at Jacobson Shipyard in Oyster Bay, New York. The U.S. Army designated the tug LT-4. The tug's armament consisted of two 50 caliber machine guns and participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, towing ammunition barges across the English Channel. After World War II, it joined the U.S. Army Transportation Corps until 1947 when the Corps of Engineers transferred the tug to Kewaunee, Wisconsin and then renamed it the Tug Ludington. It was used in the construction and maintenance of many harbors on the Great Lakes and now rests in Harbor Park in Downtown, Kewaunee and is open to visitors for tours. As the Major Wilbur Fr. Browder, the tug is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
The C.D. "Buzz" Besadny Anadromous Fish Facility is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources egg collection station near the city of Kewaunee. Trout and salmon migrating from Lake Michigan are led by flowing water in a fish ladder to collection ponds. Fish are moved from the ponds into the processing building to be spawned and then sent to hatcheries where they are raised before being released into Lake Michigan's tributaries in order to negate the proliferation of the alewife and support sports fishing.
John Milton Read was an American printer and politician.
The Manitowoc County Courthouse is located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989. The courthouse is located in the Eighth Street Historic District.
The Oneida County Courthouse is located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.
The Lincoln County Courthouse is located in Merrill, Wisconsin. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.
Digital list of Wisconsin Historical Society "official" Markers
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