Butte des Morts in Winnebago County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Butte des Morts
Mas-Pa-Qua-Te-No
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Photographed by Lou Donkle, September 17, 2022
1. Butte des Morts Marker
First County Seat.
Erected 1936 by Winnebago County Archeological and Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.
Location. 44° 5.983′ N, 88° 39.155′ W. Marker is in Butte des Morts, Wisconsin, in Winnebago County. It is on Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5068 Washington St, Butte des Morts WI 54927, 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: Trading Post (approx. 1.1 miles away); Winneconne Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 3.4 miles away); Clemansville (approx. 3.4 miles away); Little House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Soldier and Sailor Monument (approx. 5.6 miles away); G.A.R. Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); Knaggs Ferry (approx. 5.9 miles away); Samuel N. Rogers, Sr. (approx. 6 miles away).
Also see . . . Butte des Morts - First County Seat in Winnebago County. Website of the Butte des Morts Historical Preservation Society who also published a book in 2020, "Butte des Morts, WI - Its History and Its People" available
this page online
On July 16, 1845, board commissioners met at the home of Webster Stanley where Robert Grignon presented a proposition from Augustin Grignon for locating the county seat at Butte des Morts.(Submitted on June 26, 2023, by Lou Donkle of Valparaiso, Indiana.)
Photographed by Lou Donkle, September 17, 2022
2. Butte des Morts Marker
Photographed by Lou Donkle, September 17, 2022
3. Butte des Morts Marker
The marker is to the left of the flagpole.
Photographed by Herbert F. Krahn, circa May 1, 1948
4. Butte des Morts Marker
This May 1948 Kodachrome slide shows the marker in its original location. The current location of this marker is approximately 275 feet directly east of its original location. The marker was moved in 2018.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2023, by Lou Donkle of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2023, by Lou Donkle of Valparaiso, Indiana. 4. submitted on August 26, 2023, by Thomas McCool of Winneconne, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
