Near Nekoosa in Wood County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Point Bas

Photographed by Keith L, May 5, 2008

1. Point Bas Marker

Inscription. Lower limit of upper Wisconsin country. Called by Indians Ban-Gah-Je-Wung. First sawmill built just below here by Daniel Whitney in 1831. A strip three miles wide both sides of the Wisconsin ceded by Menominee Indians in 1836 from Point Bas forty miles upstream. Cession surveyed 1839 by Joshua Hathaway.

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

Location. 44° 17.852′ N, 89° 53.561′ W. Marker is near Nekoosa, Wisconsin, in Wood County. It is on Point Basse Avenue (County Highway AA) half a mile south of Hillcrest Lane, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nekoosa WI 54457, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Point Basse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ed “Strangler” Lewis (approx. 1.2 miles away); Nekoosa War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Point Basse (approx. 1.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); John Edwards Jr. (approx. 3.4 miles away); John Jones 2nd Burial Site (approx. 4.1 miles away); John Edwards Jr. Office Building (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nekoosa.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Wakely’s Tavern

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(was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Keith L, May 5, 2008

2. Point Bas Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,311 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.