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

North Point
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Sheboygan Point

Photographed by Keith L, June 19, 2010

1. North Point /Sheboygan Point Marker

Inscription. The exposed shelf of rock at North Point is a rarely occurring geologic formation along the Lake Michigan shoreline. In this location, also known as Sheboygan Point or the Sheboygan Reef, the uppermost layer of bedrock protrudes through the surrounding glacial drift. This bedrock is known as Niagara limestone and is part of the same bedrock course as the outcropping in New York which forms Niagara Falls. Niagara limestone is a Silurian dolomite formed by the deposition of marine sediments during the Paleozoic age, 425 to 405 million years ago. When this area was undersea, ancient coral reef structures and other marine fossils are evident within the bedrock. Striations, scratches on the surface of the bedrock, indicate the passage of glaciers over this area during the Ice age.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 43° 45.898′ N, 87° 41.78′ W. Marker is in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County. It can be reached from Broughton Drive 0.2 miles east of Barrett Street. Marker is at an open shelter along Lake Michigan in

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North Point Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sheboygan WI 53081, 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,

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Schooner Gallinipper (a few steps from this marker); The Phoenix Tragedy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bustling Shipyards (approx. ¾ mile away); Heroic Seamen (approx. ¾ mile away); The Remains of the Lottie Cooper (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Remains of a Massive Lumber Schooner (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fiery Passage (approx. one mile away); The Home Fleet (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheboygan.

Also see . . .
1. Niagara Escarpment. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted
Photographed by Keith L, June 19, 2010

2. North Point /Sheboygan Point Marker
The marker is attached to the back left pillar.
on July 5, 2010.)

2. Geologic time scale. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on July 5, 2010.)

Niagara Limestone Bedrock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 19, 2010

3. Niagara Limestone Bedrock

Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 3,615 times since then and 117 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

North Point⎯⎯⎯Sheboygan Point

North Point
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Sheboygan Point