Delfosse-Allard: A Multi-component Site
From First Americans to Euroamericans
— Archaeology and History of the WIS 57 Transportation Corridor —
The Delfosse-Allard site represents a campsite/village occupied intermittently from about 4000 B.C. to A.D. 1700. The site was first identified in 1906 and additional investigations took place in the late 1970s. The WIS 57 investigations produced artifacts from cultural developments and time periods including:
•Archaic
•Late Woodland
•Historic Indian
Archaeology
Archaeological investigations began at the Delfosse-Allard site in 1993 and continued periodically until the fall of 2003. The site is situated on the southern terrace of the Niagara Escarpment overlooking the Red River. These excavations uncovered prehistoric and historic storage pits, houses, and fireplaces, as well as 8,851 artifacts.
Cultural Components
Archaic
The Archaic component produced a variety of items that suggest use of the site as a hunting and gathering camp. Artifacts were recovered from a depth of 50-60 cm below the existing ground surface.
Late Woodland
Late Woodland groups camping at the Delfosse/Allard site may have chosen this location because it offered protection from the sometimes severe winter weather of the Door Peninsula.
Historic Indian
A trade bead recovered from archaeological investigations suggests that Historic
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Corn from the site was radiocarbon dated to the Middle Historic Period (A.D. 1670-1760).
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.
Location. 44° 34.084′ 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 walking distance of this marker. The WIS 57 Reconstruction Project in Brown, Kewaunee, and Door Counties (here, next to this marker); Fabry Creek (Boss Tavern): A Multi-component Site (here, next to this marker); From First Americans to Euroamericans (here, next to this marker); The Holdorf Site: A Chipped Stone Workshop/The Christoff Site: A Prehistoric Campsite (here, next to this marker); The Beaudhuin Village Site: A North Bay Middle Woodland Camp (here, next to this marker); Heyrman I: A Multi-component Workshop and Campsite
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.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 9, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
