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Photographer: William J. Toman
Taken: October 16, 2011
Caption: The Story of Fish Camp Marker
Additional Description: The subcaption reads "fighting Wisconsin's first invasive fish." The timeline under the marker reads as follows:

1877
Germany and begins raising them.

1880
Nine Springs (now Nevin) Fish Hatchery in Madison receives 75 carp from the U.S. Fisheries Commission.

1880-1894
Carp raised at Madison's fish hatchery are stocked in Wisconsin waters, most in Madison's chain of lakes.

1895
Carp introduction is halted when it becomes clear the fish are harming the state's sport fishery.

1899
The Wisconsin Fisheries Commission issues permits to harvest common carp.

1912
The Wisconsin Fisheries Commission contracts with commercial fishers to remove carp.

1934
Wisconsin Conservation Department funds removal of carp and other rough fish by establishing fish camps.

1937
The Corn House and Net House are built to support a fish camp several miles up the Yahara River.

1954
Fish Camp becomes a full-scale operation when the nearby Yahara River camp relocates here.

1969
Fish Camp closes because the carp market is no longer economical.

1976
Fish Camp County Park opens to the public for lake recreation.
Submitted: October 16, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.
Database Locator Identification Number: p177282
File Size: 3.450 Megabytes

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