Port Washington in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Anchor from Steamer Toledo

Photographed by Devon Polzar, 2017

1. Anchor from Steamer Toledo Marker

Inscription.
Recovered from Lake Michigan 1900
Erected to the Memory
of the
Passengers and Crews who lost
their lives in the wrecks of the
Steamers Toledo and Niagara
wrecked off Port Washington, WIS.
1856

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 43° 23.111′ N, 87° 52.884′ W. Marker is in Port Washington, Wisconsin, in Ozaukee County. It can be reached from S. Keeney St.. The marker is located within Union Cemetery. It is along the back side of the cemetery near Park St. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Washington WI 53074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Old Ozaukee County Courthouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Port Washington Civil War Draft Riot (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wisconsin Street School Bell (approx. 0.6 miles away); Port Washington Power Plant (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fishermen's Park Access Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Leland Stanford (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sauk Creek Habitat Improvement Project (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fish Shanty Peninsula (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Washington.

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Photographed by Devon Polzar, 2017

2. Anchor from Steamer Toledo

Photographed by Devon Polzar, 2017

3. Anchor from Steamer Toledo Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2018, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 8, 2018, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.