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Washburn in Bayfield County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Madeline Island

 
 
Madeline Island Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul F
1. Madeline Island Marker
Inscription. To the east is Madeline Island, known to the Ojibway as Moning-wunakauning, “The Home of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker.” The French soldier Pierre le Sueur built his post there in 1693. In 1718 a fort was erected which remained France’s principal fur-trading post on Lake Superior until New France fell to the English. In 1793 Michel Cadotte established a trading post and began permanent settlement. When Equaysayway, daughter of Chief White Crane and a member of the Ojibway aristocracy, married Michel Cadotte, she was given the Christian name “Madeleine.” Her pleased father declared the island should be named in her honor.
 
Erected 1956 by State Historical Society of Wisconsin. (Marker Number 49.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansNotable Places. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1693.
 
Location. 46° 43.293′ N, 90° 52.38′ W. Marker is in Washburn, Wisconsin, in Bayfield County. Marker is on State Highway 13 north of Burlager/Bodin Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located 2.3 miles north of Washburn. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washburn WI 54891, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles
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of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Washburn, The Monolith City (approx. 3.4 miles away); Bank of Washburn (approx. 3˝ miles away); Washburn Lumbering Days / The Hines Lumber Company (approx. 4 miles away); Washburn Historic Waterfront (approx. 4 miles away); The Sprague Well (approx. 4.1 miles away); Michel Cadotte (approx. 4.8 miles away); La Pointe Indian Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); Early Vessels (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washburn.
 
Madeline Island Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul F, September 22, 2010
2. Madeline Island Marker
Madeline Island Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul F, September 22, 2010
3. Madeline Island Marker
Turn off along Hwy 13.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,085 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on October 30, 2022, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. Photos:   1. submitted on May 18, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin.   2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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