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By Nels J. Monson, Aug. 2009 | |
| | | 1. Green Bay Road Marker | | |
Inscription. Green Bay Road
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Pioneer Road
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Chicago to Green Bay
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Established by the Federal Government
1832
Location. 42° 48.802′ N, 87° 50.051′ W. Marker is near Racine, Wisconsin, in Racine County. Marker is at the intersection of Douglas Avenue (State Highway 32) and 6 Mile Road (County Highway G) on Douglas Avenue. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Racine WI 53402, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. 32nd Division Memorial Highway (approx. half a mile away); 1888 Bohemian School House (approx. one mile away); Schooner Lumberman (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Wind Point Lighthouse (approx. 4.4 miles away); Schooner Kate Kelly (approx. 4.5 miles away); Cream Brick Cottages / Cream Brick (approx. 5.2 miles away); Skunk Grove (approx. 5.3 miles away); Lawson Airplane Company (approx. 6.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Racine.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other markers regarding the Green Bay Road
Also see . . . The Road to Green Bay. This article, by Ray Noesen, was originally published in 1999 by the Edgewater Historical Society.
"The road from Chicago to Green Bay dates its beginning from an act of Congress approved June 15, 1832, for the establishment of a post road between these points." (Submitted on September 29, 2009.)
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By Nels J. Monson, Aug. 2009 | |
| | | 2. Green Bay Road Marker | | |
Additional comments.
1. Part of the Yellowstone Trail
From 1915 - 1930, this road became part of the Yellowstone Trail as it passed through Southeast Wisconsin. Publicized as "A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound", the Yellowstone Trail was one of the first transcontinental highways in the United States. — Submitted September 30, 2009, by Nels J. Monson of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Credits. This page originally submitted on September 29, 2009, by Nels J. Monson of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 710 times since then. Last updated on March 21, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2009, by Nels J. Monson of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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