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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19C1_green-bay-road_Racine-WI.html
Green Bay Road——Pioneer Road——Chicago to Green Bay——Established by the Federal Government1832
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10KO_revolutionary-war-veteran_Union-Grove-WI.html
Resting in this cemetery is a Militia veteran who fought in the American Revolutionary War of 1776-1783. In the last years of his life, he moved to Wisconsin and helped found what is now known as the Union Grove Congregational Church. He served as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10KN_revolutionary-war-veteran_Sturtevant-WI.html
(obverse)Patriot Helmont Kellogg was born on March 17, 1762 in New Hartford, Connecticut. Helmont served four different hitches in the Connecticut Militia during the Revolution; as a drummer in 1777 in Colonel Adam's Regiment; for six months in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7E_the-blake-house-lucius-s-blake_Racine-WI.html
(side A)The Blake House Italian Villa in style, this cream brick house was built in 1868 for George and Roxilana Bull. Lucius and Caroline Blake purchased the house in 1873 and it remained in the family until 1926. Most remarkable is the cen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW5G_racine-county-historical-museum_Racine-WI.html
Erected in 1904 with a Carnegie grant and the efforts of dedicated local people, this Bedford stone structure was Racine's first specifically designed library building. The architect was John Mauran of St. Louis and the builder was A.H. Harcus of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSDC_schooner-kate-kelly_Wind-Point-WI.html
Type: Wooden schooner, two-masted Built: 1867, Martell, Tonawanda, N.Y.; Rebuilt 1875-1876Sank: May 14, 1895Length: 126' Beam: 25'Cargo: Grain, coal, and lumberDepth: 55'Lives Lost: 7 About two miles offshore from here, the wooden schooner Kate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPKM_32nd-division-memorial-highway_Racine-WI.html
Tuscania · Buna · Haute-Alsace · Saidor · Aisne-Marne · Aitape · Oise-Aisne · Driniumor · Morotia · Meuse-Argonne · Leyte · LuzonDetached Units · Africa · …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMX5_soldiers-of-the-american-revolution_Racine-WI.html
Three American Revolution patriots rest in this cemetery. A fourth soldier is also recognized here. Elisha Raymond was born in 1761. In 1776, at age 15, he enlisted in the Rhode Island Militia and completed seven tours of duty. In 1835, he mov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMWC_the-wind-point-lighthouse_Wind-Point-WI.html
To assist navigation around the point into Racine harbor, the Wind Point Lighthouse began functioning in 1880 with a kerosene lamp, focused and magnified by a third order Fresnel lens. Its light could be seen for 19 miles. At 108 feet, it is on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMWA_southside-historic-district-southside-historic-district-parks_Racine-WI.html
Southside Historic DistrictExtending west from Lake Michigan to Park Avenue and south from Eighth Street to DeKoven Avenue, Racine's Southside Historic District contains one of Wisconsin's highest concentrations of grand historic houses. Dating fr…
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