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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O75_of-valor-and-sorrow_Port-Washington-WI.html
The unwritten code of the lakes dictates that seamen come to the aid of anyone in peril. In this regard the fishermen of Port Washington time and again showed their mettle.
At the time of the September equinox, 1895 a furious gale was blowing o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O6X_a-lakefront-in-transition_Port-Washington-WI.html
1835: Port Washington is founded. No natural harbor exists.
Circa 1844: A private pier is built at the end of "Pier" Street.
1849: The first lighthouse and keeper's dwelling is built on the north bluff (St. Mary's Hill).
1860: New cream c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O5W_schumacher-building_Port-Washington-WI.html
Built in 1931 by Matthias Schumacher
Replaced Earlier Wood Building
Monumental Works Est. 1878
Four Generations of Stone Cutters:
Dominic, Jacob, Matthias, Thomas
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O48_those-that-fished_Port-Washington-WI.html
Andrew Lodde was working on fish tugs by the time he was sixteen in 1888. He started with the Van Ells in Port Washington, then off of Jones Island and back to Port when the fish company relocated here. In 1913 Andrew formed a partnership with the…
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The Indians who spent their summers where Sauk Creek and Lake Michigan meet were Port Washington's first fishermen. They used rocks or clubs to kill fish in shallow water. Later, spears were used. Then, crude hooks were fashioned out of bone. With…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O39_the-art-of-commercial-fishing_Port-Washington-WI.html
Spears and Clubs
The Indians used handmade spears and clubs, from shore or in primitive boats, to catch the many species of fish native to the shallow waters of Lake Michigan.
The Seine
The seine net was anchored at one end, to the shore or p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O38_they-had-to-go-a-fishin_Port-Washington-WI.html
The lure of the lake is magnetic and hypnotizing to a true commercial fisherman. It draws him into its embrace from the time he is born to the day he is laid to rest. The lake mesmerizes him with its beauty, strength and sometimes terror. It provi…
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Many migratory bird species are threatened by habitat destruction both at their wintering grounds in Central and South America and their breeding areas in the northern U.S. and Canada. In addition, these birds must pass twice yearly above a contin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NXQ_in-loving-memory_Port-Washington-WI.html
On March 10, 2012 twenty four year old Peter Dougherty lost his life while kayaking off the shores of South Beach. Six months later on September 2, 2012, Tyler Buczek lost his life while swimming with friends off the shores of North Beach. This pa…
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Tycoon, industrialist, and politician Leland Stanford moved to Port Washington, Wisconsin, from Albany, New York in 1848, shortly after entering the bar. After Port Washington's 1852 fire destroyed his law office, which was located in the block ac…