| Wisconsin (Kewaunee County), Algoma — Brickyards | | | 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 here and Division Street (three blocks to the west) provided the major raw material needed to make bricks. When the supply of clay diminished after a few years, a new brickyard was established nearby. This yard was in operation until about 1910. Many . . . — Map (db m17490) | | Wisconsin (Kewaunee County), Algoma — Officer Ronald L. Leist — 1939 — 1969 | | | Responding beyond
the call of duty
Police Officer Ronald Leist
sacrificed his life
in a heroic
attempt to rescue
a drowning man
in the Algoma Harbor
on Oct. 9, 1969 — Map (db m15056) | | Wisconsin (Kewaunee County), Algoma — The Kewaunee County Piers | | | 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 necessity. Since an overland transportation system was practically nonexistent, the settlers turned to Lake Michigan and the Bay of Green Bay.
Numerous piers were constructed along the shoreline with stores, sawmills, blacksmith shops, hotels, . . . — Map (db m17468) | | Wisconsin (Kewaunee County), Kewaunee — 136 — Car – Ferry Service | | | Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western Railroad ferry slip No. 1, to your right, is the point where car-ferry service across Lake Michigan began. On Sunday, November 27, 1892, Ann Arbor Railroad car-ferry No. 1 loaded 22 cars of flour which originated at Minneapolis and were destined to England, Scotland and Ireland – the first boatload of box cars to be transported across Lake Michigan – a service later extended to other ports. — Map (db m11760) | | Wisconsin (Kewaunee County), Kewaunee — Father Marquette | | | Father Marquette
offered
the Holy Sacrifice of Mass
on this spot
November 1, 1674. — Map (db m11679) |
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