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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TJT_menashas-isle-of-valor-historical_Menasha-WI.html
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First Sergeant Elmer J. Burr
The Isle of Valor is dedicated to the Menasha residents who served in the U.S. Armed Forces and "gave the last full measure of devotion." Only two communities have had multiple residents receive the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TJS_elizabeth-batchelder-davis-childrens-home-historical_Oshkosh-WI.html
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On this site stood the house that was once the Elizabeth Batchelder Davis Children's Home. The Greek Revival-style house was built circa 1855 for Oshkosh attorney Coles Bashford (1816-1878). Bashford was later elected Wisconsin's first Rep…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KGI_curtis-reed_Menasha-WI.html
Curtis Reed, often referred to as the Father of Menasha, arrived from Vermont in June 1848, with dreams of harnessing the water power. He created the first building, built the first dam, and was instrumental in having the village chosen as the sit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KGH_kimberly-point-park_Neenah-WI.html
On June 21, 1929, a deed was recorded in the Register of Deeds office in Oshkosh. This simple two-page document concluded a battle of sorts, and helped create and preserve this beautiful park and the lovely Lakeshore Drive which gently winds its w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GQS_menasha-lock_Menasha-WI.html
Size: 144? x 35?
Lift: 9.7?
Construction: Concrete walls and steel gates
Built 1852. Rehabilitated 1937. Rebuilt 1978-1979.
Filling Time: About 4 min. Emptying Time: About 4 min.
Since its completion in 1856, the Fox River navigation system has…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DBM_coles-bashford-house_Oshkosh-WI.html
This house was once the home of Coles Bashford who served from 1856 to 1858 as the first Republican Governor of Wisconsin.
It was built in 1855, a year after the Republican Party came into being as an avowed opponent to the further extension …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CML_fritse-park-indian-mound-reconstruction_Menasha-WI.html
Prehistoric Indian Mound ReplicaThe last Indian mound of its kind in this area was located near this spot and known locally as the Hill of the Dead (Little Butte des Morts). This large mound, about sixty feet long, thirty feet wide, and about eigh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM134R_historic-wisconsin-avenue-commercial-district_Neenah-WI.html
Begun by flour millers to capture the trade of local wheat farmers, this central shopping district was established near the mills at the heart of the city. Built by the emerging merchant class during the paper industry's heyday, many of the buildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM134P_butte-des-morts_Menasha-WI.html
In 1730 the French Government decided to destroy the Fox village on the shore of this lake because of the depredations of the Foxes on the fur traders. Capt. Morand came up the river with a large force of French soldiers and Menominee warriors. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT73_larson-brothers-airport_Larsen-WI.html
On his father's farm in 1922, Roy Larson, his brothers, Clarence, Newell and Leonard cleared an 80 rod strip for a runway. Roy received flying instructions at Chicago in 1919, paying $50 per hour. Roy and Clarence attended the Sweeney Mechanics Sc…