Stockbridge in Calumet County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Stockbridge Harbor
Photographed by Keith L, June 9, 2010
1. Stockbridge Harbor Marker
Inscription.
Stockbridge Harbor. . Around A.D. 1100, there was a large Native American village on the north side of Stockbridge Harbor. The pottery recovered from archaeological excavations at this site indicates that the villagers came from two formerly distinct cultural groups. Perhaps for protection from outsiders, people of the Effigy Mound tradition joined a group of Late Woodland agriculturalists. They surrounded their village with a palisade. By A.D. 1200, both Late Woodland societies were gone from the shores of Lake Winnebago, leaving this region under control of the Oneota people, considered the ancestors of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago). In 1833, the Stockbridge tribe from New York State was relocated to the east shore of Lake Winnebago. Euro-American settlement began shortly thereafter, and Stockbridge Harbor was developed for shipping. The harbor came to play an important role in the local economy, with merchant and passenger vessels carrying lumber, grain, goods and people across the lake.
Around A.D. 1100, there was a large Native American village on the north side of Stockbridge Harbor. The pottery recovered from archaeological excavations at this site indicates that the villagers came from two formerly distinct cultural groups. Perhaps for protection from outsiders, people of the Effigy Mound tradition joined a group of Late Woodland agriculturalists. They surrounded their village with a palisade. By A.D. 1200, both Late Woodland societies were gone from the shores of Lake Winnebago, leaving this region under control of the Oneota people, considered the ancestors of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago). In 1833, the Stockbridge tribe from New York State was relocated to the east shore of Lake Winnebago. Euro-American settlement began shortly thereafter, and Stockbridge Harbor was developed for shipping. The harbor came to play an important role in the local economy, with merchant and passenger vessels carrying lumber, grain, goods and people across the lake.
Erected 1998 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 416.)
Location. 44° 4.256′ N, 88° 19.789′ W. Marker is in Stockbridge, Wisconsin, in Calumet County. It is on West Lake Street (County Highway E) 0.1 miles west of Harbor Ridge. Marker is near the end of the road at Stockbridge Harbor. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1903 West Lake Street, Stockbridge WI 53088, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,128 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 12, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
