Dodge's Grove and Fort Union

Dodge's Grove and Fort Union (HMLOR)

Location: Dodgeville, WI 53533 Iowa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 54.978', W 90° 7.084'

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Inscription

Arriving in Dodgeville in 1827, Henry Dodge, later renowned as a Black Hawk War military leader, territorial governor and state senator, began his Wisconsin career as a miner. In circa 1830, Dodge established living quarters and a large two-furnace smelting and mining operation at this site, a few miles south of Dodgeville. Bringing his family, slaves and about 200 miners to work at this location, Dodge constructed many log dwellings and a stockade, later known as Fort Union during the Black Hawk War.

Details

HM Number	HMLOR
Series	This marker is part of the Black Hawk War series, and the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series.
Tags	Industry and Commerce, People, Places, Settlements and Settlers, US Indian War
Marker Number	403
Year Placed	1998
Placed By	Wisconsin Historical Society
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 8:51pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	15T E 735227 N 4755550
Decimal Degrees	42.91630000, -90.11806667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 42° 54.978', W 90° 7.084'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	42° 54' 58.68" N, 90° 7' 5.04" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	608
Closest Postal Address	At or near 2192-2208 Co Rd Y, Dodgeville WI 53533, US
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