Gordon in Douglas County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Amick Settlement

Photographed by Fitzie Heimdahl, June 20, 2025

1. Amick Settlement Marker

Inscription. Antoine and Sarah Gordon settled here in 1858, establishing a home and businesses that would contribute to the founding of the town of Gordon. The Gordons built a cabin and trading post along the Trail to La Pointe, an overland path of Native origin that was an alternative to the Brule-St. Croix Portage. This trail became the first road, mail route, and stagecoach line of northern Wisconsin. The Ojibwe/Metis settlement of Amick, meaning “beaver,” developed around the trading post. The Metis people, a unique and identifiable cultural group of mixed French and Native descent, bridged relationships between Native American tribes and people of European descent during Wisconsin’s fur trade and early settlement era. The Gordons wielded powerful regional influence in social, political, and economic development. The Amick Post Office was established in 1860. Amick remained a predominantly Ojibwe and Metis settlement well into the 1880s, when lumber interests from the Lower St. Croix Valley began to settle here. In 1882, a rail line was built through the community, and the station was named Gordon, which became the name of the town.

Erected 2024 by Gordon-Wascott Historical Society; Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 623.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 46° 14.683′ N, 91° 47.733′ W. Marker is in Gordon, Wisconsin, in Douglas County. It is at the intersection of County Road Y and Antoine Circle, on the left when traveling east on County Road Y. The marker stands on the grounds of Amick Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14407 Antoine Cir, Gordon WI 54838,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Duluth — The Twin Ports

and on the North Shore. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on Lake Superior’s South Shore Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Great North Woods,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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 5 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Antoine Gordon (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brule–St. Croix Portage (approx. 5.4 miles away); Pioneer Settler and Indian Burial Ground (approx. 8½ miles away); The Brule St. Croix Portage (approx. 9½ miles away); Brule-St. Croix Portage (approx. 9½ miles away).

Photographed by Fitzie Heimdahl

2. Amick Settlement Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 908 times since then and 164 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.