Scott in Brown County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The WIS 57 Reconstruction Project in Brown, Kewaunee, and Door Counties

From First Americans to Euroamericans

— Archaeology and History of the WIS 57 Transportation Corridor —

The WIS 57 Reconstruction Project in Brown, Kewaunee, and Door Counties Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devon Polzar, 2019

1. The WIS 57 Reconstruction Project in Brown, Kewaunee, and Door Counties Marker

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The WIS 57 Reconstruction Project in Brown, Kewaunee, and Door Counties. From First Americans to Euroamericans. Why Was This Project Undertaken? , WIS 57 is the primary route into and out of the Door Peninsula's popular resort country and by the early 1990s had become inadequate to safely carry current traffic loads. A Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) study of the WIS 57 highway corridor found an increasing rate of highway-related crashes. After evaluating this study, WisDOT developed a plan to realign, widen, and improve the southern portion of the highway. The WIS 57 plan was designed to promote public safety as well as enhance regional economic development in accord with WisDOT's Corridors 2020 report. Prior to selecting a final design, WisDOT undertook a variety of environmental, cultural, and archaeological studies to assess the effect that road construction would have on the cultural and natural landscape of the Door Peninsula.

Consultation among WisDOT, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and a variety of project stakeholders resulted in the selection of a route for the new highway designed to minimize impacts on the natural and cultural environment. In order to safeguard archaeological and historic resources affected by the project, WisDOT entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with FHWA, the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer and other stakeholders including:

Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin , Ho-Chunk Nation , Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma , Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin , Peninsula Belgian-American Club

The archaeological investigations carried out in association with this agreement provided an unparalleled opportunity to investigate the rich, but often fragile, archaeological and historical record of northeastern Wisconsin.

The WIS 57 Reconstruction Project began about one mile north of the WIS 54/57 interchange in Brown County and continued north for 27.5 miles to the WIS 42 intersection about eight miles north of Brussels.

The realigned route generally parallels the old two-lane road but has been widened and redesigned as a limited access, four-lane highway.

Why Was This Project Undertaken?
WIS 57 is the primary route into and out of the Door Peninsula's popular resort country and by the early 1990s had become inadequate to safely carry current traffic loads. A Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) study of the WIS 57 highway corridor found an increasing rate of highway-related crashes. After evaluating this study, WisDOT developed a plan to realign, widen, and improve the southern portion of the highway. The WIS 57 plan was designed to promote public safety as well as enhance regional economic development in accord with WisDOT's Corridors 2020 report. Prior to selecting a final design, WisDOT undertook a variety of environmental, cultural, and archaeological studies to assess the effect that road construction would have on the cultural and natural landscape of the Door Peninsula.

Forest County Potawatomi

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Ho-Chunk Nation
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Peninsula Belgian-American Club

The realigned route generally parallels the old two-lane road but has been widened and redesigned as a limited access, four-lane highway.

Erected by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, U.S. Department of the Interior, Wisconsin Department of Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 44° 34.083′ N, 87° 52.78′ W. Marker is in Scott, Wisconsin, in Brown County. Marker is on Bay Settlement Road north of VanLaanen Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3426 Bay Settlement Road, Green Bay WI 54311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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Photographed By Devon Polzar, 2019

2. Close-Up of the Map

walking distance of this marker. Delfosse-Allard: A Multi-component Site (here, next to this marker); The Holdorf Site: A Chipped Stone Workshop/The Christoff Site: A Prehistoric Campsite (here, next to this marker); From First Americans to Euroamericans (here, next to this marker); Fabry Creek (Boss Tavern): A Multi-component Site (here, next to this marker); Heyrman I: A Multi-component Workshop and Campsite (here, next to this marker); The Beaudhuin Village Site: A North Bay Middle Woodland Camp (here, next to this marker); Transportation Archaeology on the WIS 57 Project (here, next to this marker); Red Banks (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scott.

More about this marker. This marker is part of the group of markers at this location titled From First Americans to Euroamericans: Archaeology and History of the WIS 57 Transportation Corridor. The markers are a few steps from the southern parking lot in the Wequiock Falls County Park.

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Photographed By Devon Polzar, 2019

3. From First Americans to Euroamericans Markers

Photographed By Devon Polzar, 2019

4. From First Americans to Euroamericans Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 7, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.