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

Nowack House

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2011

1. Nowack House Marker

Inscription. Carl Nowack, an immigrant and Civil War veteran, built a traditional German half-timber farmhouse near the south shore of Random Lake in 1865. The Village of Random Lake grew up around this first residence. In 1998, the Random Lake Historical Society formed to dismantle and rebuild his house at the present location.

Erected 2006 by Random Lake Area Historical Society. (Marker Number 509.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 43° 33.535′ N, 87° 57.69′ W. Marker is in Random Lake, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County. It is at the intersection of Short Street and Carroll Street, on the left when traveling west on Short Street. Marker is located in the Greenleaf Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Short Street, Random Lake WI 53075, 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Theodore Rietz Distillery (approx. 3.2 miles away); A Date to Remember (approx. 5½ miles away); Birthplace of Flag Day (approx. 5½ miles away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 6.1 miles away); Saxonia House (approx. 6.4 miles away); Robert Cooley Homestead (approx. 6.4 miles away); Early Dutch Settlers (approx. 7.1 miles away); Boltonville Mill (approx. 7.3 miles away).

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2011

2. Nowack House Marker

Photographed by William J. Toman, April 16, 2011

3. Nowack House Marker

The Nowack House marker is on the right of the house, and the Greenleaf Historic Park marker is on the rock to the left of the house.

Carl Nowack House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2011

4. Carl Nowack House

Greenleaf Historic Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William J. Toman, April 16, 2011

5. Greenleaf Historic Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,497 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. 3. submitted on May 19, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on May 16, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. 5. submitted on May 19, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.