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Near Fox Lake in Dodge County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

First House Site in Dodge County, Wisconsin

 
 
First House Site in Dodge County, Wisconsin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Eric Kuntz, August 6, 2014
1. First House Site in Dodge County, Wisconsin Marker
Inscription. Site of the first house built in Dodge Co. Year 1838 by Jacob P. Brower.
D.A.R.
 
Erected by Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
 
Location. 43° 36.286′ N, 88° 54.904′ W. Marker is near Fox Lake, Wisconsin, in Dodge County. It is on County Road F 2½ miles west of County FF, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fox Lake WI 53933, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bernard R. "Bunny" Berigan (approx. 3.2 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 9½ miles away); The End of the Trail (approx. 9½ miles away); Clarence Addison Shaler (approx. 9½ miles away); Auto Race (approx. 9.6 miles away); David J. Jones (approx. 10½ miles away); Historical Site (approx. 10.6 miles away); Frederick Douglass (approx. 10.9 miles away).
 
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First House Site in Dodge County, Wisconsin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Eric Kuntz, August 6, 2014
2. First House Site in Dodge County, Wisconsin Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2014, by Eric Kuntz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 845 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2014, by Eric Kuntz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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