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Winneshiek’s Landing
1820 · 1854
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By Keith L, October 7, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Winneshiek's Landing Marker | | |
Inscription. Named De Soto 1855.
The first Winnebago chief Winneshiek fought with British at Mackinac 1812, at Sandusky 1813 and helped McKay take Prairie du Chien from U.S. in 1814. He died at Lansing Iowa in 1848. Legend since 1855 claims his burial on Mt. Winneshiek. The second chief of this name was removed to Neb.
De Soto is built over an Indian cemetery and undoubtedly here lie braves who, led by Charles de Langlade, fought Braddock in 1755 and at Quebec in 1759 when Wolfe and Montcalm were slain.
No. 9. C.V.P. 1930. S.
Erected 1930 by Viroqua, Wisconsin historian Dr. C.V. Porter. (Marker Number 9.)
Location. 43° 25.639′ N, 91° 12.238′ W. Marker is near De Soto, Wisconsin, in Vernon County. Marker is on Great River Road (State Highway 35) 0.4 miles north of Main Street (State Highway 82), on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at a highway pull-off. Marker is in this post office area: De Soto WI 54624, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Chief Win-no-shik, the Elder (a few steps from this marker); Black Hawk War (approx. 2.1 miles away); Battle of Bad Axe (approx. 2.1 miles away); Site of Red Bird's Village (approx. 6 miles away); Patrick Joseph Lucey (approx. 7.8 miles away); Wisconsin's First Nuclear-Fueled Electric Generating Station (approx. 9.3 miles away); La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (approx. 9.8 miles away); Dams on the Mississippi (approx. 9.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in De Soto. | | | | 
By Keith L, October 7, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Winneshiek's Landing Marker | | |
Also see . . .
1. De Soto, Wisconsin. De Soto, previously Winneshiek Landing, Bad Axe County, is a small village on the banks of the Mississippi River. (Submitted on November 21, 2009.)
2. Chief Winneshiek. (Submitted on November 21, 2009.)
3. Battle of Mackinac Island. (Submitted on November 21, 2009.)
4. The Battle of Fort Stephenson. (Submitted on November 21, 2009.)
5. The Battle of Prairie du Chien. (Submitted on November 21, 2009.)
6. The Battle of Monongahela 1755. (Submitted on November 21, 2009.)
7. The Battle of Quebec 1759. (Submitted on November 21, 2009.)
Additional keywords. Win-no-shik |
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By Keith L, October 7, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Looking towards De Soto | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on November 21, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 67 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. Submitted on November 21, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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