Fish Creek in Door County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Thorp Cabin

Photographed by Connor Olson, June 8, 2024

1. The Thorp Cabin Marker

Inscription.

The Thorp Family was very influential in the early growth of Door County. Asa Thorp, a New York Cooper by trade, permanently settled in Fish Creek in the mid 1859s. Asa established an early pier, a warehouse, and a sawmill to supply residents and ship captains with supplies and cordwood. Later Asa and his wife Eliza ran a small boardinghouse and hotel for workmen and travelers. Known as the “Founder of Fish Creek,” ADA built this log cabin Hime in 1849. His log barn is located east of this cabin in Founder’s Square and now serves as a gift shop.

Erected 2008 by Door County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 45° 7.66′ N, 87° 14.89′ W. Marker is in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, in Door County. It can be reached from Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4193 Main St, Fish Creek WI 54212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named The Thorp Cabin (a few steps from this marker); Church of the Atonement (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Alexander Noble House (about 400 feet away); The Peninsula Players

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(approx. half a mile away); Town of Gibraltar (approx. half a mile away); Niagara Escarpment (approx. half a mile away); Shorelines and Sedge Meadows (approx. 0.7 miles away); Privilege in the Park (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fish Creek.

Thorp Cabin and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, June 8, 2024

2. Thorp Cabin and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2024, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2024, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.