| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Cooperstown — 377 — Rock Mill |
| | In 1847 New York millwright and speculator Pliney Pierce built this mill adjacent to the rapidly falling waters of Devils River. First constructed as a sawmill, Rock Mill was quickly converted to a gristmill after the area's available timber was depleted. Serving mostly local German, Czech and Irish immigrant farmers, Rock Mill ground as many as 118 bags of grain a day and produced wheat, rye and graham flour and animal feed. The mill functioned as the social center of rural life here for almost 90 years, ceasing operation in 1934. — Map (db m32536) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Denmark — 268 — Wisconsin's Maritime Industries |
| | Since about 1840, the lakeshore area from Manitowoc to Sturgeon Bay has been a center for shipping, fishing, and shipbuilding on the upper Great Lakes. Early shipping was characterized by sail and steam vessels docking at small private piers extending into the lake. In the 1860s, lakeshore communities improved their harbors so that ships could dock farther inland. Completion of the Sturgeon Bay Canal in 1880 greatly shortened the Lake Michigan-Green Bay passage. Manitowoc and Kewaunee became . . . — Map (db m22452) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Kiel — Kiel Veterans Park |
| | In memory of
our departed comrades
who gave their today
for your tomorrow
Post 6707 — Map (db m57664) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — "Pulaski Square" — In Memory of Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski — 1779 - 1929 |
| | Brave and famous Pole who
fell mortally wounded during
the siege of Savannah, GA. Oct. 11, 1779
while leading a detachment of cavalry
in an attack upon the
British lines.
Dedicated by the Manitowoc
Poles in commemoration of the 150th
anniversary of Pulaski's death.
Zokazyi 150 letniej rocznicy
smierci Gen Kazimerza Pulaskiego.
Polacy W Manitowoc umiescili na tym
pomniku bronzowy napis dnia 13 Paz. 1929. — Map (db m57375) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — A Century of Service: Manitowoc Public Library 1900-2000 |
| | Manitowoc has a rich library tradition. Around the Civil War several efforts were made to provide library services, but failed primarily due to lack of funding. During 1898 and 1899 the Clio Club, a women's literary group, raised $4,700 to establish a library supported by public taxation. Manitowoc's first public library opened on March 13, 1900 in rooms above the US Post Office. It was clear the new library was too small. Andrew Carnegie was solicited and on December 29, 1902 a response was . . . — Map (db m57496) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Alf Muchin & Sons Furniture Store; Anderson Electric Company |
| | Alf Muchin & Sons
Furniture Store;
Anderson Electric Company
821-823 Washington Street
c. 1930
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57526) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — American Legion Memorial Tree |
| | This tree is planted
in memory of
our fallen comrades
of the World War
- For God and Country - — Map (db m57235) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Brandt Printing & Binding Co. |
| | Brandt
Printing & Binding Co.
822 South Eighth Street
c. 1890
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57512) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Charles W. White Law Office |
| | Charles W. White Law Office
909 South Eighth Street
c. 1863
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57523) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Christine Drost Millinery |
| | Christine Drost Millinery
811 Jay Street
c. 1882
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57517) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — County Hospital Cemetery |
| | This publicly-owned cemetery contains the burials of 162 patients from the Manitowoc County Asylum for the Insane and the Manitowoc County Hospital who died between the years 1917 and 1974. The names of all, but two, are known.
The Manitowoc County Insane Asylum was established in 1884 by the Manitowoc County Board of Supervisors on 57 acres of farmland located on the southwest side of the city of Manitowoc (betwen Hamilton and Division & 21st and 26th Streets). It later expanded to over . . . — Map (db m57291) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — F.C. Buerstatte Pharmacy |
| | F.C. Buerstatte Pharmacy
919 South Eighth Street
c. 1875
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57508) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Fehr's Jewelry |
| | Fehr's Jewelry
910 South Eighth Street
c. 1867
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57521) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — 8 — First Court House and Jail |
| | This boulder
marks the square where the
First Court House and Jail
were located
in Manitowoc County
Built in 1840 — Map (db m57246) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — 53 — First Landing |
| | This Spot
Marks the Landing of the
First White Settlers in
Manitowoc
May 5, 1836
________
Manitowoc County Historical Society
1939 — Map (db m32581) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Fred Schultz Residence |
| | Fred Schultz Residence
701 Franklin Street
c. 1853
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57513) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Fricke Brewery |
| | Fricke Brewery
934-936 South Tenth Street
c. 1865
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57615) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — G.A.R - H.M. Walker Post 18 — Grand Army of the Republic |
| | 1861 - 1865
Grand Army
of
The Republic
H.M. Walker Post
No. 18 — Map (db m57243) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — G.W. Fechter Stationery |
| | G.W. Fechter Stationery
212 North Eighth Street
c. 1911
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57507) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — German-American Bank |
| | German-American Bank
902 Jay Street
c. 1901
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — Map (db m57494) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Tree |
| | Memorial Tree
planted in honor of the
Grand Army of the Republic
by its Auxillary the
National Woman's Relief Corps — Map (db m57236) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — I.O.O.F. Block — International Order of Odd Fellows |
| | I.O.O.F. Block
International Order of Odd Fellows
927 South Eighth Street
c. 1890
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57524) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — J. Jarchow Blacksmith Shop |
| | J. Jarchow Blacksmith Shop
909 Washington St.
c. 1895
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57527) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — J.P. Schreihart Building |
| | J.P. Schreihart
Building
901 Washington Street
c. 1883
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57528) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — 369 — Manitowoc and the Car Ferries / S.S. Badger |
| | Manitowoc and the Car Ferries. In the first five decades of the 20th century, Lake Michigan railroad car ferry service aided national defense and the regional economy by providing a key transportation alternative to the railroad bottle neck in Chicago. At the Port of Manitowoc, where car ferries were the major cargo carriers, Manitowoc shipbuilders constructed eleven car ferries and maintained, repaired, and remodeled many more. Five of these ships were built for the Pere Marquette Line . . . — Map (db m11835) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — 81000047 — Manitowoc County Courthouse |
| | Manitowoc County
Courthouse
1010 South Eighth Street
c. 1906
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57309) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Manitowoc County Veterans Memorial Park |
| | — Map (db m57252) WM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Manitowoc Motor Hotel |
| | Manitowoc Motor Hotel
204 North Eighth Street
c. 1927
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57509) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Manitowoc National Bank |
| | Manitowoc National
Bank
808 Washington Steet
c. 1922
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57515) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Manitowoc Savings Bank |
| | Manitowoc Savings
Bank
922-930 South Eighth Street
c. 1927
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57516) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — 285 — Manitowoc Submarines |
| | At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called upon America to rearm. Increasing the number of submarines became a goal. Because existing shipbuilders could not meet production schedules, the U.S. Navy approached Charles C. West, president of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, and requested that his firm build submarines.
Government contracts led to the expansion and modernization of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company facilities. Workers and engineers . . . — Map (db m12075) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — 246 — Manitowoc's Maritime Heritage |
| | In 1847 Captain Joseph Edwards built the schooner Citizen here, beginning an era of maritime tradition in Manitowoc which has still not ended. The Challenge, believed one of the first clipper ships produced on the Great Lakes, was built by one of the shipyards that lined the river banks. The Cora A., launched here in 1889, was the last schooner built on the Great Lakes.
During the late 1800s, the Goodrich Transportation Company played an important role in the growth . . . — Map (db m12073) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — O. Torrison & Co. |
| | O. Torrison & Co.
2 North Eighth Street
c. 1882
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57510) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Old Military Road |
| | This tablet marks the
Old Military Road
completed in 1840
used between
Fort Howard (Green Bay)
and
Fort Dearborn (Chicago) — Map (db m57240) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Potter's Field Cemetery |
| | The land was originally part of 80 acres owned by Jacob W. Conroe who built a sawmill at Manitowoc Rapids in 1856. In 1914 the farmland was purchased by Manitowoc County and the ground set aside as a free burial place for poor destitute and unknown persons. The cemetery contains 85 recorded burials interred between 1918 and 1973. Among those buried here are infants, old age pensioners, and a Lake Michigan sailor. The names of all, except ten, are known.
The name "Potter's Field" is of . . . — Map (db m57290) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Ralph Clark Huston Jr. |
| | Ralph Clark
Huston Jr.
S1/c USNR 20 MM Loader
killed by Japanese
gunfire during
surface attack by
Cobia 2-27-45 remains
committed to the deep. — Map (db m39474) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Residence — 713 Washington Street |
| | Residence
713 Washington Street
c. 1880
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57514) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Rummele's Jewelry |
| | Rummele's Jewelry
818 South Eighth Street
c. 1890 / c. 1932
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57511) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — S.S. Kresge Co. |
| | S.S. Kresge Co.
836 South Eighth Street
c. 1928
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57522) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Salomon Brothers in the Civil War |
| | In memory of four brothers
Residents of Manitowoc
Distinguished for service in the Civil War
Charles E. Salomon
Brigadier General US Army
Fred Salomon
Major General US Army
Edward Salomon
Governor of Wisconsin 1862-1864
Herman Salomon
Sergt. Co. I 1st MO. Engrs. US Army — Map (db m56734) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Schreihart Building |
| | Schreihart Building
1004 Washington Street
c. 1918
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57614) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Sexton House — 1878 |
| | Is listed in the
National and State Registers of Historic Places
by the
United States
Department of the Interior
and
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin — Map (db m57389) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Soldiers and Sailors — Eternal Flame |
| | On Memorial Day May 30, 1969 the American Legion Post 88 Manitowoc dedicated the eternal flame to all veterans of Manitowoc County. The flame was kept burning with donations from the American Legion, other veterans organizations and concerned citizens of Manitowoc County until 1993 when funds were received from the Fanny Angus Healy trust for perpetual care of the eternal Flame and the Veterans Memorial. — Map (db m57251) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Sputnik IV |
| | Sputnik IV
Satellite fragment was
recovered at this site
Sept 6, 1962 — Map (db m57292) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Staff Sgt. Andrew Miller |
| | Andrew Miller was born on August 11, 1916 in Manitowoc, the third son of Henry and Margaret Miller. He was inducted into the United States Army in June 1942 at Two Rivers. Miller landed in France on September 14, 1944, part of the Allied invasion force from England to France. Miller saw 36 days of continuous actions with General Patton's Third Army march into Germany.
S/Sgt. Andrew Miller served in Company G, 377th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division. He was sited for personal . . . — Map (db m57249) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Steam Barge Francis Hinton — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails |
| |
Type: Wooden steam barge
Built: 1889, Hansen & Scove, Manitowoc, Wis.
Sank: November 16, 1909
Length: 152’ Beam: 31’
Cargoes: Lumber, wood products
Propulsion: Propeller
Depth of Wreckage: 15’
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
About one-quarter mile offshore from this point lies the wreck of the steam barge Francis Hinton. The Francis Hinton was built in Manitowoc in 1889 for the Lake Michigan lumber trade. She was the last ship built by the . . . — Map (db m56035) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Tauscheck's Millinery |
| | Tauscheck's Millinery
813 Jay Street
c. 1916
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57518) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — The Wampum or Mexico — 1789 - 1844 |
| | Chief of the Chippewa
Ottawa and Menominee
Indians of Manitowoc Co
Signed the treaties of
Butte des Mortes - 1827
Green Bay - 1828
Prairie du Chien - 1829
Chicago - 1833
Friend of the Early Settlers — Map (db m57238) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — U.S.S. Cobia |
| | U.S.S. Cobia
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1986
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m39489) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Union Park |
| | The land for "North Side Park" was donated by Manitowoc founder Benjamin Jones. A Victorian bandstand and ornate drinking fountain were once located in the center.
Following Fort Sumter, April, 1861, volunteers marched and drilled here preparing for service in the Union Army although they were without uniforms, weapons or a flag. On June 17, 1861 ladies from the village of Manitowoc presented the company with a handmade red, white and blue silk flag. Days later the 104 man militia unit . . . — Map (db m32631) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — Vilas - Rahr Mansion — Rahr West Art Museum |
| | Vilas-Rahr Mansion
610 North Eighth Street
c. 1893
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— Map (db m57571) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — W. Stephani Block |
| | W. Stephani Block
933-935 South Eighth Street
c. 1883
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57525) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — William Rathsack & Sons Co. Hardware |
| | William Rathsack & Sons Co.
Hardware
814 Jay Street
c. 1895
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin — Map (db m57520) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — 251 — Winnebago Trail |
| | Many modern highways follow routes marked out long ago by Indian people. The Winnebago Trail across central Wisconsin became the general course of Highways 151 from Manitowoc to Fond du Lac, 45 from Fond du Lac to Oshkosh, 21 from Oshkosh to Sparta and 16 from Sparta to La Crosse. When European contact occurred in the first half of the 1600's, the Winnebago had their permanent village and garden area in the Green Bay–Lake Winnebago region, ranging out seasonally to hunt and gather . . . — Map (db m32499) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Manitowoc — World War I Memorial |
| | In memory of
the men and women
who offered their lives
for the freedom of mankind
in the World War of
1914 — 1918
Presented by
The American Legion Auxillary — Map (db m57467) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Maribel — 263 — Wisconsin's Dairy Industry |
| | The growth of the dairy industry in Wisconsin is a story of remarkable transfer of scientific knowledge to practical use. As dairy farming developed, Wisconsin's agriculture underwent transformation in less than 50 years.
Proposed as an alternative to wheat farming as early as the 1850s, dairying was common in southeastern and south central Wisconsin by the early 1860s. Farmers in other regions soon adopted diversified dairy farming, an enterprise favored by the state's geography. At . . . — Map (db m10709) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Meeme — 374 — Meeme Poll House |
| | The Meeme Poll House, the official voting place in the Town of Meeme for 83 years, was erected by Joseph Schwartz and Edmund Kolb in 1900. German immigrants and their descendants exercised their democratic right to vote in this simple wooden structure. The adjacent Meeme House (c.1847), originally a stagecoach inn, served as the town's polling place in the 19th century. The Meeme Poll House closed in 1983, but curtained voting booths still remain in the interior. — Map (db m36204) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Saint Nazianz — 442 — George Washington School |
| | The George Washington School was built in 1893 at a cost of $1,800. It is believed to have once housed the largest collection of library books of any Manitowoc County rural school. The Village of St. Nazianz purchased the school in 1983 and converted it into its village hall.
Erected 2000 — Map (db m46185) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Saint Nazianz — 445 — St. Nazianz |
| | In 1854, Fr. Ambrose Oschwald and a group of settlers emigrated from Baden, Germany to found a Catholic religious colony in the spirit of early Christians. This communal settlement was named St. Nazianz, after St. Gregory of Nazianzus from whose life and writings Fr. Oschwald drew inspiration.
Like St. Gregory, Fr. Oschwald was interested in healing physical ills. Before departing for America, Fr. Oschwald studied medicine at the University of Munich. In Wisconsin, many came to St. . . . — Map (db m32327) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Saint Nazianz — St. Nazianz Area Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to All St. Nazianz
Area Veterans
—————
They Fought So We All Stand Free
—————
Wagner Eberle Sukowaty Post 477
American Legion
[The American Legion emblem] — Map (db m46883) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), St. Nazianz — St. Gregory Church — 1864–1868 |
| |
St. Gregory Church
1864–1868
is listed in the
State Register of
Historic Places
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin — Map (db m32313) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Tisch Mills — Black Earth Indian Village |
| | For hundreds of years, the Potawatomi village of Ma-Kah-Da-We-Kah-Mich-Cock (Black Earth) was located on this spot. The people lived in huts made of bark. They raised crops of corn, beans, pumpkin and squash, and lived off abundant fish and game.
Chief War Thunder led a band from this place to help the Americans at Fort Detroit during the Revolutionary War. In 1862, white settlers fought with the Potawatomi and drove them from this village. Eventually they resettled in Northern Wisconsin. — Map (db m39476) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Town of Manitowoc Rapids — 478 — Collins Road Bridge Span |
| | This bridge was originally one of five spans that carried Collins Road over the Manitowoc River in the Town of Rockland. Built in 1911, it was replaced in 2001 and moved to Pinecrest Historical Village. This span is preserved to illustrate the typical riveted-metal truss construction of Warren Pony Truss bridges. These bridges were prevalent in Wisconsin from the early 20th century through the 1930s. After that time, concrete bridges were promoted as less costly to build, maintenance-free, and easily widened to meet changing traffic needs. — Map (db m48409) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Creeks — Ancient Buried Forest — Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area |
| | Located on a high, eroding bluff along Lake Michigan, Two Creeks is an ancient forest of pine, hemlock, and spruce that established about 12,000 years ago. During various glacial advances and retreats water, silt, and clay buried the forest and over time, constant wave action has exposed the soil layers uncovering long buried branches, logs and tree stumps. Radiocarbon dating provides us with a precise glacial record and gives evidence of boreal forest development in the Two Creeks area. — Map (db m39271) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Civil War Memorial |
| | Erected 1900
In memory of those
who fought in defense
of the Union
1861-1865 — Map (db m57254) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Galecki Building |
| | Two Rivers Central Park Historic District
Galecki
Building
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1917 — Map (db m57613) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Grover/Smith Cabin |
| | Built in 1929 by William A. Grover
and John Volin. Restored in 2003 by Kevin Voysey and other volunteers with the cooperation of Point Beach State Forest supervisor, Guy Willman. Thanks from the Grover/Smith families to all who helped. — Map (db m38912) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Hamilton Community House — Two Rivers Central Park Historic District |
| |
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of Interior
1931 — Map (db m57493) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Hamilton School — Two Rivers Central Park Historic District |
| | This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1903 — Map (db m48445) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — 197 — Ice Cream Sundae |
| | In 1881, George Hallauer asked Edward C. Berner, the owner of a soda fountain at 1404 – 15th Street, to top a dish of ice cream with chocolate sauce, hitherto used only for ice cream sodas. The concoction cost a nickel and soon became very popular, but was sold only on Sundays.
One day a ten year old girl insisted she have a dish of ice cream "with that stuff on top," saying they could "pretend it was Sunday." After that, the confection was sold every day in many flavors. It lost . . . — Map (db m11772) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Rawley Point Lighthouse |
| | On this prominent point of land, a major threat to navigation on Lake Michigan's western shore, Rawley Point Lighthouse was erected in 1894 and is the only one of its kind on the Great Lakes. The tower is a reconstruction and enlargement of an old Chicago River lighthouse that was transported to this location. Standing at 113 feet, this soaring structure is the tallest octagonal skeletal light tower on the Great Lakes and replaced a deteriorated 1874 brick lighthouse whose keeper's quarters . . . — Map (db m57927) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Schooner Rouse Simmons — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails |
| |
Type: Wooden schooner, three-masted
Built: 1868, Allen McClelland and Company, Milwaukee
Sank: November 23, 1912
Length: 124’ Beam: 27’
Cargo: Lumber, wood products, Christmas trees
Depth of Wreckage: 165’
Lives lost: 16
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
About 12 miles northeast of this spot, 165 feet below the waves, lies one of the most celebrated shipwrecks in Lake Michigan. The three-masted Rouse Simmons spent her career like many lumber . . . — Map (db m56033) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church — Two Rivers Central Park Historic District |
| | This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1889 — Map (db m48446) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — St. Luke Catholic Church |
| | St. Luke Church Complex
St. Luke
Catholic Church
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1891 — Map (db m57608) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — St. Luke Convent |
| | St. Luke Church Complex
St. Luke Convent
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1903 — Map (db m57607) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — St. Luke Rectory |
| | St. Luke Church Complex
St. Luke
Rectory
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1895 — Map (db m57609) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — St. Luke School |
| | St. Luke Church Complex
St. Luke
School
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1909 — Map (db m57610) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Steamer Continental — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin's Maritime Trails |
| | Type: Wooden bulk freighter
Built: 1882, George Presley, Cleveland, Ohio
Sank: December 13, 1904
Length: 245' Beam: 36'
Cargo: Iron Ore
Propulsion: Propeller
Depth of Wreckage: 15'
The wreck of the steam-powered bulk freighter Continental lies about a mile north of the Rawley Point Lighthouse.
After 22 years on the Great Lakes, the Continental met her fate in a blinding snowstorm. Early on a December morning in 1904, the Continental was steaming south past Twin Rivers . . . — Map (db m53709) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Two Rivers' North Pier Lighthouse |
| | Built in 1886 by a Mr. Boehmer of Manitowoc for the U.S. Lighthouse Service this lighthouse stood at the harbor entrance of Two Rivers for 89 years until it was replaced by an automated beacon. The original lamp was a 240 degree Fresnel lens lit by an oil wick. Later, the oil was replaced by an electric bulb.
Mr. Anton Gauthier of Two Rivers was the first keeper of this lighthouse which was included in his duties as the keeper of the Rawley Point Lighthouse now known as Point Beach Lighthouse. — Map (db m39245) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Two Rivers Post Office |
| | Two Rivers
Post Office
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1933
Two Rivers Central Park Historic District — Map (db m57531) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Two Rivers War Memorial |
| | World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Dedicated in honor and loving memory of
Army Spc. Shaun A. Novak
Killed Aug. 27, 2006
Taji, Iraq
Operation Iraqi Freedom — Map (db m57532) WM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Two Rivers — Washington House |
| | Two Rivers Central Park Historic District
Washington
House
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1850 — Map (db m57612) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Valders — Site of Gjerpen Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| | Site
Gjerpen Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Founded 1850
Pastors
H. A. Stub 1850 - 1852
J. A. Otteson 1852 - 1860
L. M. Biorn 1862 - 1872
A. O. Alfsen 1872 - 1917
A. O. White 1917 - 1930
E. A. Fretheim 1931 - 1940
Martin Trygstad 1940 - 1945
Norman Berntson 1946 - 1952
Alvin Holland 1952 - 1957
Jerry Moe 1957 - 1959
Robert Onkka 1960 -
First Church Erected 1856
Second Church Erected 1876
Merged with Valders Evangelical Lutheran Church and Our . . . — Map (db m11961) HM |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Valders — 176 — Thorstein Veblen — (1857 – 1929) |
| | One of Wisconsin's most controversial figures, Thorstein Bunde Veblen, was born near here July 30, 1857. In 1865 the Veblen family moved to Minnesota where Thorstein graduated from college in 1880. He was a deep thinker, usually lonely and always in debt.
After receiving a Ph.D. in philosophy from Yale in 1884, Veblen taught in several colleges. He was not a popular teacher but attracted dedicated followers to his extreme social and economic ideas. In 1899, his book "The Theory of the . . . — Map (db m11633) HM |
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