Lake Delton in Sauk County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dawn Manor
Site of the Lost City of Newport
Erected 1955 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 26.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
Location. 43° 36.327′ N, 89° 46.293′ W. Marker is in Lake Delton, Wisconsin, in Sauk County. Marker is on County Highway A, 0.2 miles south of Hiawatha Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is 1.2 miles from State Highway 23. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake Delton WI 53940, 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. Priegel Pier (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lake Delton Catastrophe (about 500 feet away); Honoring Village Trustee Tom Diehl (about 600 feet away); Kaminski Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Newport Indian Mound (approx. 0.4 miles away); Logging and Lumbering on the Wisconsin River (approx. half a mile away); Stroud Bank (approx. 1˝ miles away); Hero of the Red River (approx. 1˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Delton.
More about this marker. Marker is located next to a private driveway.
Additional commentary.
1. Lake Dalton Emptied
On June 9, 2008, rain-swollen Lake Delton overflowed left of the marker after a highway embankment failed and washed across County Highway A into the Wisconsin River. Engineers are studying the lake near the Wisconsin Dells to determine how best to repair the embankment and refill it. The lake is in the heart of a vacation area that attracts 3 million visitors a year.
The marker and Dawn Manor itself was not threatened by the rising water and subsequent flooding that essentially emptied the lake (more than 600 million gallons of water) into the Wisconsin River, carrying away three entire large homes and breaking two others in half.
— Submitted June 27, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
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