Potters' Emigration Society

Potters' Emigration Society (HMD81)

Location: Portage, WI 53901 Columbia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 38.187', W 89° 25.546'

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Near here in 1849 Thomas Twiggs began a settlement of unemployed potters from Staffordshire, England. To help farmers on both sides of the Fox River reach his store and blacksmith shop at Twiggs' Landing, he operated Emancipation Ferry, named to express his hope that here they would find freedom from the poverty of the Old World.
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HM NumberHMD81
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number106
Year Placed1961
Placed ByThe Columbia County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 4:59am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 304329 N 4834354
Decimal Degrees43.63645000, -89.42576667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 38.187', W 89° 25.546'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 38' 11.22" N, 89° 25' 32.76" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near W8690 Co Rd Cm, Portage WI 53901, US
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