Fish Creek in Door County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Oak Leaf Anchor

Photographed by Devon Polzar, 2018

1. Oak Leaf Anchor Marker

Inscription. The 1,000 pound anchor from the schooner "Oak Leaf" Launched on April 14, 1866 Sank in Sturgeon Bay in 1926

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 45° 10.107′ N, 87° 14.192′ W. Marker is in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, in Door County. It can be reached from Shore Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Eagle Bluff Lighthouse 10249 Shore Rd, Fish Creek WI 54212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and 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 markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eagle Bluff Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Future of Eagle Bluff Light Station (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Island Paradise (approx. 0.8 miles away); Aerial Pursuits (approx. 0.9 miles away); Island Overlook (approx. one mile away); Why Green Bay? (approx. 1.1 miles away); A Tree That Heals (approx. 1.4 miles away); Northwoods Newcomer (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fish Creek.

Oak Leaf Anchor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devon Polzar, 2018

2. Oak Leaf Anchor

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.