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Esker

 
 
Esker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul F, November 23, 2010
1. Esker Marker
Inscription. The winding ridge of sand and gravel 900 feet to the south-east is the westerly end of an esker. It was formed over 10,000 years ago by a glacial stream leaving deposits as it flowed in a tunnel beneath the ice. (For a better view drive one half mile south and east.)
 
Erected 1978 by Washington County Landmark Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.
 
Location. 43° 24.829′ N, 88° 6.352′ W. Marker is in West Bend, Wisconsin, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Decorah Road (County Route I) and Evergreen Drive, on the right when traveling east on Decorah Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Bend WI 53095, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Peter's Church (approx. 3 miles away); Verbeck Residence (approx. 3.1 miles away); Freedom Park (approx. 3½ miles away); Eisenbahn Trail History (approx. 3.8 miles away); Court House Square (approx. 3.9 miles away); Washington County Courthouse Square (approx. 3.9 miles away); James Kneeland House (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lizard Mound Park (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Bend.
 
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Esker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul F, November 23, 2010
2. Esker Marker
Back side of two sided marker
Esker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devon Polzar, 2018
3. Esker Marker
Esker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul F, November 23, 2010
4. Esker Marker
Looking east along Decorah Road.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin.   3. submitted on April 24, 2019, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin.   4. submitted on December 3, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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