Stockbridge in Calumet County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Stockbridge Harbor

Photographed by Keith L, June 9, 2010

1. Stockbridge Harbor Marker

Inscription. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities

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• Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list.

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

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Brothertown Indians of Wisconsin (approx. 5 miles away); The Dick Family Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Lime Kiln Ruins (approx. 6.4 miles away);

Photographed by Keith L, June 9, 2010

2. Stockbridge Harbor Marker

Red Bird (approx. 6.7 miles away); High Cliff Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Intersection of Past, Present, and Future (approx. 9.6 miles away); Kimberly Point Park (approx. 9.7 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Stockbridge, Wisconsin. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on June 12, 2010.)

Stockbridge Harbor and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 9, 2010

3. Stockbridge Harbor and Marker

Stockbridge Harbor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 9, 2010

4. Stockbridge Harbor

National Register of Historic Places #98001089

Photographed by Keith L, June 9, 2010

5. Stockbridge Harbor

Lake Winnebago image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 9, 2010

6. Lake Winnebago

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 2,143 times since then and 75 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.