Fond du Lac in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Military Road and Old Plank Road Toll Gate Site

Photographed by Fitzie Heimdahl, September 11, 2025

1. Military Road and Old Plank Road Toll Gate Site Marker

Inscription.

The old Military Road, completed in 1837, served to connect Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien, Fort Winnebago in Portage & Fort Howard in Green Bay. To pay for upkeep, a Toll Gate was placed on Winnebago Drive in the 1850s and collected a 2-cent toll for every vehicle, sled, sleigh, or carriage until 1916.

In 1932 the FDL DAR Chapter dedicated a marker on the original Toll Gate site at the NW corner of Garden Drive and Winnebago Drive. In 1986 the marker was relocated to Roosevelt Park due to road safety concerns. This new marker preserves the historical significance of the Toll Gate and honors the work that made transportation and commerce possible.
Rededicated - September 2025 Fond Du Lac Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution

Reverse
This tablet marks the site of the Toll Gate on the Military Trail and Old Plank Road 1835 - January 10, 1916.

Erected by Fond Du Lac Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1932

Erected 2025 by Fond Du Lac Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 43° 48.371′ N,

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88° 24.138′ W. Marker is in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in Fond du Lac County. It is on Winnebago Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: N7320 Winnebago Drive, Fond du Lac WI 54935, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home of Governor James Duane Doty (approx. one mile away); G. A. R. Memorial Drive (approx. 2.3 miles away); Locomotive No. 2714 (approx. 2.4 miles away); Spanish–American War Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Edward S. Bragg (approx. 2.7 miles away); Kiekhaefer Park (approx. 2.7 miles away); Supple's Marsh (approx. 3 miles away); Wisconsin Progressive Party (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Military Road and Old Plank Road Toll Gate Site Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Fitzie Heimdahl

2. Military Road and Old Plank Road Toll Gate Site Marker Reverse

of all markers in Fond du Lac.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Toll Gate on the Military Trail (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2025, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on December 5, 2025, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2025, by Fitzie Heimdahl of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.