Wonewoc in Juneau County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Towns made from this?
Oxbow Lake and Brickyard Slough
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 20, 2012
1. Towns made from this? Marker
Old rivers, like the Baraboo, have wide flood plains and many wide curves called meanders. These sharp bends and twists frequently become so curved that a loop is formed, separated by only a narrow neck of land. The river eventually cuts across the neck, deposits sediment at both ends of the meander and abandons it, forming an oxbow lake or slough (pronounced slew).These lakes fill up with mud and silt over time. Early settlers dug up clay from the bottom of this slough and mixed it with sand and water to make bricks during the late 1800s-early 1900s. Bricks were dried in sheds and fired in kilns heated by wood — sometimes taking as much as 300 cords of handcut lumber! Many local buildings were constructed from this slough's clay.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 43° 39.675′ N, 90° 13.675′ W. Marker is in Wonewoc, Wisconsin, in Juneau County. Marker can be reached from Gordon Street west of Center Street (State Route 33). Marker is located along the
2. Marker detail: Wonewoc, 1894
Clay from the Brickyard Slough was used to construct the two buildings on the right in this 1894 photograph. These buildings still stand on the southwest corner of Center and Garden in Wonewoc.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Geology of the 400 Trail (approx. half a mile away); Wonewoc History (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Lost District (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mt. Vernon Cemetery Civil War Memorial (approx. 6.1 miles away); African American Settlers of Cheyenne Valley (approx. 6.2 miles away); Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S. Navy (approx. 6.3 miles away); Elroy Sparta State Trail (approx. 6½ miles away); Stewart's Chapel (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wonewoc.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 20, 2012
3. Towns made from this? Marker
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 20, 2012
4. Brickyard Slough & Baraboo River
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 20, 2012
5. United States Post Office, Wonewoc, Wisconsin
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 27, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
