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

First Permanent Colony in Door County

Photographed by Keith L, September 16, 2008

1. First Permanent Colony in Door County Marker

Inscription. Near
this spot
a Moravian
Congregation,
Reverend
A.M. Iverson, Pastor
landed May, 1853,
forming the first
permanent colony
in Door County
———
Erected 1923

Erected 1923.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 45° 9.329′ N, 87° 10.237′ W. Marker is in Ephraim, Wisconsin, in Door County. It is on Water Street (State Highway 42) north of Cherry Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ephraim WI 54211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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 markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Gibraltar District School No. 2 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anderson Dock (approx. half a mile away); A Road Less Traveled (approx. 1.2 miles away); What a View! (approx. 1.4 miles away); Chris Holicek (approx. 1.4 miles away); Shipwrecked! (approx. 1.4 miles away); Life on the Ledge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Looking Back (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ephraim.

Photographed by Keith L, September 16, 2008

2. First Permanent Colony in Door County Marker

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 28, 2024

3. First Permanent Colony in Door County Marker

The Reverse of the Historical Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 28, 2024

4. The Reverse of the Historical Marker

Ephraim, Wisconsin, as seen from behind the historical marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,374 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 3, 4. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.