Fond du Lac in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pier Cemetery
— Fond du Lac County Historical Society —
After arriving in Green Bay from Vermont in 1834, Fanna's husband, Colwert, and his brother, Edward, checked out land as far away as southern Illinois for the purpose of settling and farming. On February 16, 1836, they left Green Bay by horse and sled to look over land at the foot of Lake Winnebago. They traveled mostly on the ice up the Fox River, down the east shore of the lake and up the Fond du Lac River, reaching the center of the present-day city of Fond du Lac by noon on the 17th.
They liked what they saw and returned to Green Bay to purchase land. Colwert returned in late May and settled down becoming the first white settler in Fond du Lac County. Fanna joined him June 6, 1836. From that date until March 11, 1837, when the Edward Pier family arrived, Colwert and Fanna were the only white residents in Fond du Lac County. Colwert was later buried here with other early settlers.
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Erected 1986 by the Fond du Lac County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 2005.
Location. 43° 45.198′ N, 88° 26.503′ W. Marker is in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in Fond du Lac County. Marker is on Old Pioneer Road north of East Pioneer Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fond du Lac WI 54935, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pier Cemetery 1838 (a few steps from this marker); Pioneer Military Road (approx. 1.3 miles away); Union Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Union Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); Wisconsin Progressive Party (approx. 1˝ miles away); The Military Road (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fond du Lac County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); County Home Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fond du Lac.
Also see . . . Pier Cemetery interments. (Submitted on November 16, 2013.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 588 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 16, 2013, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.