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

First Landing

Photographed by Keith L, June 19, 2010

1. First Landing Marker

Inscription. This Spot
Marks the Landing of the
First White Settlers in
Manitowoc
May 5, 1836
________

Manitowoc County Historical Society
1939

Erected 1939 by the Manitowoc County Historical Society. (Marker Number 53.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1960.

Location. 44° 5.561′ N, 87° 39.362′ W. Marker is in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County. It can be reached from Maritime Drive near North 7th Street. Marker is is along the Manitowoc River south of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc WI 54220, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Manitowoc Submarines (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Cobia (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Peto (SS 265) (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Pogy (SS 266) (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Pompon (SS 267) (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Puffer (SS 268) (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Rasher (SS 269) (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Raton (SS 270) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manitowoc.

More about this marker. The First Landing is a Wisconsin Registered Landmark – Number 53.

Also see . . . USS Cobia. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on July 3, 2010.)

Photographed by Keith L, June 19, 2010

2. First Landing Marker

First Landing Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 19, 2010

3. First Landing Site

Right foreground U.S.S. Cobia, background S.S. Badger; the marker is to the left.

<i>U.S.S. Cobia</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 19, 2010

4. U.S.S. Cobia

State/National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmark #86000087

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,090 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.