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

Pioneer Wautoma

Photographed by Keith L, October 28, 2007

1. Pioneer Wautoma Marker

Inscription. In November 1848, in a log cabin, George Atkins here began sheltering travelers over the “Pinery Road.” The next spring John Shumway bought out Atkins and built “The Wautoma Hotel.” A hundred feet east he built a sawmill and started sawing lumber in December, 1849.

Across the road stood the first Court House. At the crossroads stood the McKeaque Wagon Shop, Lyman’s Cabinet Shop, and the Furniture Factory. East of the sawmill still stands the Gristmill.

Erected 1955 by the City of Wautoma.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1848.

Location. 44° 4.542′ N, 89° 17.526′ W. Marker is in Wautoma, Wisconsin, in Waushara County. It is on West Main Street (State Highway 21/73) east of North Waupaca Street (State Highway 22), on the right when traveling west. Marker is near the Waushara World War II Veterans Memorial Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 440 West Main Street, Wautoma WI 54982, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Wisconsin. 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Waushara County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); American Legion Daniel Dopp Post 370 Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 6.8 miles away); Waushara County World War I Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away); Waushara County Civil War Memorial (approx. 6.8 miles away); Neshkoro War Memorial (approx. 8.7 miles away); Saxeville Bell (approx. 11.2 miles away); Korean War (approx. 12.8 miles away); Sir Henry Soloman Wellcome (approx. 12.8 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,911 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 6, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.