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O. Torrison & Co.

 
 
O. Torrison & Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kent Salomon, July 15, 2012
1. O. Torrison & Co. Marker
Inscription.
O. Torrison & Co.
2 North Eighth Street
c. 1882
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
8th Street Historic District
Manitowoc, Wisconsin

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.
 
Location. 44° 5.571′ N, 87° 39.475′ W. Marker is in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County. It is at the intersection of North 8th Street (U.S. 10) and Maritime Drive, on the left when traveling north on North 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 N 8th St, Manitowoc WI 54220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. 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 walking distance of this marker: Manitowoc Motor Hotel (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Manitowoc Submarines (about 400 feet away); G.W. Fechter Stationery (about 500 feet away); First Landing (about 500 feet away); Rummele's Jewelry (about 500 feet away); Brandt Printing & Binding Co. (about 600 feet away); U.S.S. Cobia (about 600 feet away); U.S.S. Peto (SS 265) (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manitowoc.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Manitowoc's Maritime Heritage (was about 500 feet away but has
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O. Torrison & Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kent Salomon
2. O. Torrison & Co. Marker
O. Torrison & Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kent Salomon
3. O. Torrison & Co. Marker
O. Torrison & Co. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 28, 2016
4. O. Torrison & Co. Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2012, by Kent Salomon of Manitowoc,, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2012, by Kent Salomon of Manitowoc,, Wisconsin.   4. submitted on October 3, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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