Green Bay in Brown County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Alexis De Tocqueville

Photographed by Robert L Weber, January 7, 2011

1. Alexis De Tocqueville Marker

Inscription.
Alexis De Tocqueville The 25 year-old French aristocrat and author of Democracy In America visited this area during his 1831 - 1832 tour of America
Placed by C-Span and the cable television industry while retracing the tour in 1997 - 1998

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 44° 31.071′ N, 88° 1.071′ W. Marker is in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in Brown County. It can be reached from Dousman Street. Marker is on the path at the Fox River, near the Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Green Bay WI 54303, 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Packers Heritage Trail (a few steps from this marker); Fort Howard Stockade (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Zachary Taylor (about 400 feet away); Chicago & North Western Depot (about 600 feet away); Downtown Green Bay (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Fort Howard Story (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Green Bay Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clarke Hinkle Tugs at a Young Boy's Heartstrings (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Green Bay.

Another marker is no longer nearby. September 11, 2001 Memorial (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . .
1. The Alexis de Tocqueville Tour. C-SPAN website entry (Submitted on January 7, 2011, by Bob (peach) Weber of Dewey, Arizona.)

2. Democracy in America. Wikipedia website entry (Submitted on August 3, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Robert L Weber, January 7, 2011

2. Alexis De Tocqueville Marker

Alexis De Tocqueville Marker and Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert L Weber, January 7, 2011

3. Alexis De Tocqueville Marker and Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge

Tocqueville Marker and Ray Nitschke Bridge in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert L Weber, June 9, 2011

4. Tocqueville Marker and Ray Nitschke Bridge in background

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2011, by Bob (peach) Weber of Dewey, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,847 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2011, by Bob (peach) Weber of Dewey, Arizona. 4. submitted on June 9, 2011, by Bob (peach) Weber of Dewey, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.