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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDZ_ralph-clark-huston-jr_Manitowoc-WI.html
Ralph ClarkHuston Jr.S1/c USNR 20 MM Loaderkilled by Japanesegunfire duringsurface attack byCobia 2-27-45 remainscommitted to the deep.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLSF_union-park_Manitowoc-WI.html
The land for "North Side Park" was donated by Manitowoc founder Benjamin Jones. A Victorian bandstand and ornate drinking fountain were once located in the center. Following Fort Sumter, April, 1861, volunteers marched and drilled here prepari…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLRG_first-landing_Manitowoc-WI.html
This SpotMarks the Landing of the First White Settlers inManitowoc May 5, 1836________ Manitowoc County Historical Society1939
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLPR_winnebago-trail_Manitowoc-WI.html
Many modern highways follow routes marked out long ago by Indian people. The Winnebago Trail across central Wisconsin became the general course of Highways 151 from Manitowoc to Fond du Lac, 45 from Fond du Lac to Oshkosh, 21 from Oshkosh …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7SK_manitowoc-submarines_Manitowoc-WI.html
At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called upon America to rearm. Increasing the number of submarines became a goal. Because existing shipbuilders could not meet production schedules, the U.S. Navy approached C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7SI_manitowocs-maritime-heritage_Manitowoc-WI.html
In 1847 Captain Joseph Edwards built the schooner Citizen here, beginning an era of maritime tradition in Manitowoc which has still not ended. The Challenge, believed one of the first clipper ships produced on the Great Lakes, was built by one of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7PZ_site-of-gjerpen-evangelical-lutheran-church_Manitowoc-WI.html
SiteGjerpen EvangelicalLutheran ChurchFounded 1850 PastorsH. A. Stub 1850 - 1852J. A. Otteson 1852 - 1860L. M. Biorn 1862 - 1872A. O. Alfsen 1872 - 1917A. O. White 1917 - 1930E. A. Fretheim 1931 - 1940Martin Trygstad 1940 - 1945Norman Berntson …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7MZ_manitowoc-and-the-car-ferries-s-s-badger_Manitowoc-WI.html
Manitowoc and the Car Ferries. In the first five decades of the 20th century, Lake Michigan railroad car ferry service aided national defense and the regional economy by providing a key transportation alternative to the railroad bottle neck in Chi…
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