Sherwood in Calumet County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Red Bird
Chief of the Winnebagos
Photographed by McGhiever, July 12, 2020
1. Red Bird marker
in authentic tribal costume of 1827.
Designed by Adolphe E. Seebach
Erected by Sculpture House, New York
Erected and Presented by Banta Company Foundation
1961
Erected 1961 by Banta Company Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.
Location. 44° 9.798′ N, 88° 17.293′ W. Marker is in Sherwood, Wisconsin, in Calumet County. It can be reached from the Red Bird Trail. Statue and marker are in High Cliff State Park, on the paved Red Bird Trail just southwest of the parking lots at the end of High Cliff Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: N7630 State Park Road, Sherwood WI 54169, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lime Kiln Ruins (approx. 0.3 miles away); High Cliff Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stockbridge Harbor (approx. 6.7 miles away); Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 7.3 miles away); Kimberly Point Park (approx. 7.8 miles away); The Intersection of Past, Present, and Future (approx. 7.8 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.8 miles away); Indian Effigy Mounds (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherwood.
Photographed by McGhiever, July 12, 2020
2. Red Bird statue and marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2021, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 1,949 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2021, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
