The Brothertown Indians of Wisconsin

The Brothertown Indians of Wisconsin (HML96)

Location: Chilton, WI 53014 Calumet County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 0.072', W 88° 18.258'

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The Brothertown (Brotherton) are descendants of the Pequot and Mohegan (Algonquin-speaking) tribes in southern New England. They became a tribe in 1769 when seven Christian and English-speaking communities organized and moved to land in upstate New York. They cleared the land, planted fields and built houses while under intense pressure to again move west. The Brothertown joined their neighbors, the Oneida and the Stockbridge, and planned a move to Wisconsin. The Brothertown purchased land near Kaukauna which the United States government exchanged for the land called Brothertown Township in Calumet County. Five groups of the Brothertown arrived in Wisconsin on ships at the port of Green Bay between 1831 and 1836. Upon arrival, the Brothertown's cleared land and began farming after building a church near Jericho. Today, the Brothertown remain a culturally distinct Indian community of about 2,400 with the largest concentration residing in the Fond du Lac area.
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HM NumberHML96
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number425
Year Placed1999
Placed ByThe Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 12:52pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 395430 N 4872833
Decimal Degrees44.00120000, -88.30430000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 0.072', W 88° 18.258'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 0' 4.32" N, 88° 18' 15.48" W
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Area Code(s)920
Closest Postal AddressAt or near W5343 US-151, Chilton WI 53014, US
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