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

Captain Hendrick Aupaumut

Captain Hendrick Aupuamut Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Matthew Linn, July 11, 2023

1. Captain Hendrick Aupuamut Marker

Inscription.

Captain Hendrick Aupaumut (1757-1830) was a member of the Stockbridge Indian Tribe. As Historian, he translated the Catechism & Bible into the Indian language for his people. Enlisted in Revolutionary War in Colonel Patterson's Regiment in 1775. Revolutionary War Hero, cited in various war department records, was presented with Captain's sword by George Washington himself. Buried in Kaukauna 1830.

Erected by United Paperworkers International Union, Kaukauna Local 147.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 44° 16.582′ N, 88° 16.603′ W. Marker is in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, in Outagamie County. It is at the intersection of Hendrick Avenue and Whitney Street, on the right when traveling north on Hendrick Avenue. This marker is nestled next to a large rock. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 481 Hendrick Avenue, Kaukauna WI 54130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley.

It is

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary War Veterans (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wisconsin's First Deed (approx. 1.3 miles away); St. John Nepomucene (approx. 1.9 miles away); Treaty of the Cedars (approx. 2.6 miles away); Number 736 (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Merging of Milwaukee-Downer and Lawrence Colleges (approx. 6 miles away); 9-11 Memorial (approx. 6.1 miles away); Vulcan Street Plant Replica (approx. 6.1 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. 6.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2024, by Matthew Linn of Appleton, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 69 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 7, 2024, by Matthew Linn of Appleton, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.