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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KGU_steam-boilers_Algoma-WI.html
The stream underneath the trail on which you stand, runs through an interesting piece of history. The bridge that supports the trail is actually an old steam boiler. These boilerswere used in steam engines to create the power needed to move the gi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GVL_bruemmerville_Algoma-WI.html
     Henry Bruemmer, a native of Mecklenburg, Germany, learned the milling trade in his native land before emigrating. After spending a few years on the East Coast, he invested in a flourmill in Mishicot before operating a mill at Tisch Mill…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GVD_american-legion-park_Algoma-WI.html
Dedicated to the Memory of All American Veterans In Remembrance of Clarence and Eunice Bathke
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GUT_door-kewaunee-county-college-henry-diefenbach-sculptures_Algoma-WI.html
Door-Kewaunee County College ???? Around the turn of the previous century, it became apparent that the state normal schools were unable to supply an adequate number of teachers to meet the demand, especially in rural areas. ???? Therefore, start…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GS0_the-lumber-industry-in-algoma_Algoma-WI.html
Just south of this site, brothers Abraham and Simon Hall built the area's first saw mill in 1852. From that time to the present, Algoma has been a significant source of wood products. Ahnapee Seating and Veneer Company was founded on this site in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GRA_the-church-of-st-agnes-by-the-lake_Algoma-WI.html
???? The first church edifice, originally named "Grace Church", was erected on this site in 1878. This building was a brick veneer interpretation of the plan for a board and batten church found in Richard Upjohn's pattern book Rural Architecture …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11XN_schooner-daniel-lyons_Algoma-WI.html
Type: Wooden Schooner, three mastedBuilt: 1873, George Goble, Oswego, N.Y.Sank: October 18, 1878Length: 138' Beam: 26'Cargo: WheatDepth of Wreckage: 110'Listed on the National Register of Historic Places About eight miles northeast of here, the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ3I_christmas-tree-ship-point_Algoma-WI.html
52 Schooners transporting Christmas trees to Milwaukee and Chicago passed this point in the 1800's.Captain Herman Schuenemann of the Christmas Tree Ship, "Rouse Simmons", was born in Algoma.One of the 52 schooners, "Lady Ellen" is located upriver …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBG1_brickyards_Algoma-WI.html
After the disastrous fires that swept through Kewaunee County in 1871, a more substantial building material was sought and brickyards made their appearance in several locations in the county. A good supply of clay located in the area between h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBFG_the-kewaunee-county-piers_Algoma-WI.html
This was once the site of a small, bustling, waterfront community typical of many others in Kewaunee County. By the mid-1800's, as large numbers of settlers moved into the rural areas of the newly formed county, efficient transportation became a n…
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