Well Site

Well Site (HMQ42)

Location: Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Door County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 45.945', W 87° 32.435'

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Tornado Memorial Park

During the fire of October 8, 1871, this well site was used by seven persons as a place of refuge. The last man to the well found the wood curb on fire. After tearing off the curb he entered the well and pulled a wet blanket over the opening. Five of the seven survived.
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HM NumberHMQ42
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Date Added Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 11:19pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 457220 N 4957070
Decimal Degrees44.76575000, -87.54058333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 45.945', W 87° 32.435'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 45' 56.70" N, 87° 32' 26.10" W
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Area Code(s)920
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1895-1899 County Rd DK, Sturgeon Bay WI 54235, US
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