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Watertown in Jefferson County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Plank Road Pioneer Barn
 
Plank Road Pioneer Barn Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Paul F, September 3, 2010
1. Plank Road Pioneer Barn Marker
 
Inscription. This barn was built by an early settler in 1853 was used by regional farmers driving cattle to the Milwaukee market over the Milwaukee-Watertown Plank Road. It was moved from the Plank road area east of the Rock River to this site in 1963 and restored by the Watertown Historical Society.
 
Erected 1968 by Marker erected in 1968 by the Saturday Club, Watertown, Wisconsin, Donors – Mr. & Mrs. Harry Moore.
 
Location. 43° 11.089′ N, 88° 42.43′ W. Marker is in Watertown, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Charles Street and Sunset Drive. Click for map. Marker is located to the rear of the Octagon House historic property. Marker is at or near this postal address: 919 Charles St, Watertown WI 53094, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. First Kindergarten (within shouting distance of this marker); Octagon House (within shouting distance of this marker); Milwaukee Street Bridge (approx. one mile away); Trail Discovery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Highway Marking (approx. 7.4 miles away); 94th Combat Infantry Division (approx. 8.9 miles away); In Service to Their Country (approx. 8.9 miles away); Wm. R. Look Log Cabin (approx. 9.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Watertown.
 
Plank Road Pioneer Barn Photo, Click for full size
By Paul F, September 3, 2010
2. Plank Road Pioneer Barn
 

 
Also see . . .  Plank Road - Watertown Historical Society. (Submitted on September 13, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin.)
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 8, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 305 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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