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This is the home of the Sokoagon Band of the Chippewa tribe. According to tradi?tion handed down from one generation to the next, the first chief of the Band was Getshee Ki-ji-wa-be-she-shi, or the Great Marten.
Each summer the Sokoagon Band came to Mole Lake to fish and hunt, and in the fall they harvested the wild rice before they followed the deer herds into the swamps of the Peshtigo River for the winter season.
About 1806 bands of Sioux from the north and west tried to gain control of the rice beds. A fierce hand to hand battle resulted. The Indians, armed with bows and arrows and clubs, fought a long, hard battle.
Over 500 Chippewa and Sioux were killed and were buried here in a common mound. The battle was expensive for the Sioux, who retreated westward and never again attempted to return.
Erected 1962
Each summer the Sokoagon Band came to Mole Lake to fish and hunt, and in the fall they harvested the wild rice before they followed the deer herds into the swamps of the Peshtigo River for the winter season.
About 1806 bands of Sioux from the north and west tried to gain control of the rice beds. A fierce hand to hand battle resulted. The Indians, armed with bows and arrows and clubs, fought a long, hard battle.
Over 500 Chippewa and Sioux were killed and were buried here in a common mound. The battle was expensive for the Sioux, who retreated westward and never again attempted to return.
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| HM Number | HMMCL |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 122 |
| Year Placed | 1962 |
| Placed By | The Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Marker Condition |   9 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 12:08pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 345877 N 5038827 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 45.48595000, -88.97223333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 45° 29.157', W 88° 58.334' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 45° 29' 9.42" N, 88° 58' 20.04" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 715 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 412 Community Dr, Crandon WI 54520, US |
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