Liberty Grove in Door County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Door County Coastal Byway / Northern Door Interior
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1. Door County Coastal Byway side of marker
Door County Coastal Byway
Discover the true spirit of Door County.
Travel this scenic byway as it loops 66 miles along the Green Bay bluffs and through the dunes and bays of Lake Michigan. Explore lighthouses, nature preserves, and historic communities to discover Door County's unique sense of place.
The Northern Door Interior
Glaciers scoured the northern Door Peninsula down to its dolomite limestone bedrock.
This highland region never received deep soils like the receding glacier dropped on the southern peninsula. Rivers poured out of the melting ice mass down bedrock of old riverbeds into Lake Michigan. These wide mouths became rich wetlands and coves like Baileys Harbor, North Bay, and Rowleys Bay.
Drumlins are tear-drop shaped hills left by the retreating glacier. Visit the Liberty Grove Drumlin Field north of here, where Hill Road bisects a drumlin east of Old Stage Road.
Limestone on the Landscape
Limestone rocks hold fossils that hint at their origins. This stone is the cemented remains of corals, crinoids, and other creatures from ancient seas. Abandoned lime kilns and stone fences are scattered across Door County.
Limestone fences
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A fossilized coral from the Silurian seas.
Lime kiln at Toft Point, Baileys Harbor
Limestone chunks heated in simple kilns produced "quick lime." This powder was used as mortar to hold stone and brick, and as whitewash to seal barn walls or protect orchard tree trunks.
Farming in Rocky Soils
Thin soil over dolomite bedrock makes farming difficult in this region. However, orchards thrive in the mild and moist lake air that engulfs the peninsula.
Erected by the Federal Highway Administration and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 45° 8.393′ N, 87° 7.967′ W. Marker is in Liberty Grove, Wisconsin, in Door County. Marker is on State Highway 57 south of Pioneer Road, on the right when traveling south. Located south of Koepsel's Farm Market along Highway 57. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9669 WI-57, Baileys Harbor WI 54202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Town of Liberty Grove (here, next to this marker); Gibraltar District School No. 2 (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Permanent Colony in Door County
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2. The Northern Door Interior side of marker
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3. Door County Coastal Byway / Northern Door Interior Marker (left), from the north
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4. Door County Coastal Byway / Northern Door Interior Marker (right), from the south
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2023. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 1, 2023.
