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Westown in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Pere Marquette Historic Site

 
 
Pere Marquette Historic Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul F, September 27, 2010
1. Pere Marquette Historic Site Marker
Inscription. Designated as a landmark of the City of Milwaukee in 1972, commemorating the place where Father Marquette, French Jesuit missionary, explorer of the Mississippi Valley and Lake Michigan, camped with two companions on November 23-27, 1674.
 
Erected 1972.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraExploration. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1782.
 
Location. 43° 2.567′ N, 87° 54.857′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Westown. Marker is at the intersection of Old World Third Street and West State Street, on the right when traveling north on Old World Third Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Birthplace of the American League (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pere Jacques Marquette, S.J. (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Pere Jacques Marquette, S.J. (about 400 feet away); Father Marquette's Camp - 1674 (about 400 feet away); Robert "Red" Wilson (about 500 feet away); Robert Stuckert (about 500 feet away); Fred Roethlisberger (about 500 feet away); Paul Hornung (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.
 
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Pere Marquette Historic Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul F, September 27, 2010
2. Pere Marquette Historic Site Marker
Plaque on stone underneath Pere Marquette Park sign.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,172 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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