Kaukauna in Outagamie County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Revolutionary War Veterans

Photographed by Keith L, September 12, 2009

1. Revolutionary War Veterans Marker

Inscription. In this area, part of the Statesburg settlement, are the graves of Hendrick Aupaumut and Jacob Konkapot, Stockbridge Indians of Massachusetts. Captain Aupaumut won the notice of George Washington. Able tribal counselor, he served as envoy to western tribes and fought to redress Indian grievances. Konkapot served with the army stationed around Boston. A prosperous New York farmer in the 1780's, he employed white labor. At Statesburg he operated a sawmill.

Erected by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 236.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list.

Location. 44° 16.115′ N, 88° 16.904′ W. Marker is in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, in Outagamie County. It is on Thelen Avenue south of West 13th Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located in Thelen Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kaukauna WI 54130, 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 the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain Hendrick Aupaumut (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. John Nepomucene (approx.

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1.8 miles away); Wisconsin's First Deed (approx. 1.8 miles away); Treaty of the Cedars (approx. 2.4 miles away); Number 736 (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Merging of Milwaukee-Downer and Lawrence Colleges (approx. 5.7 miles away); 9-11 Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away); Vulcan Street Plant Replica (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kaukauna.

Another marker is no longer nearby. World's First Hydroelectric Central Station (was approx. 5.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. The actual location of the gravesites are unknown. This park is believed to have been close to the old Stockbridge Indian cemetery located at the former Frank Thelen farm.

Revolutionary War Veterans Marker / Thelen Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, September 12, 2009

2. Revolutionary War Veterans Marker / Thelen Park

Photographed by Keith L, September 12, 2009

3. Revolutionary War Veterans Marker / Thelen Park

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,225 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.