Near Waupun in Dodge County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Horicon Marsh
Photographed By Keith L, September 27, 2009
1. Horicon Marsh Marker
Inscription.
Horicon Marsh, an area of 31,653 acres, was scoured out by the Wisconsin glacier, at least 10,000 years ago. Gradually the upper Rock River made deposits which slowed its current and spread its waters over the marshland. The Marsh became a haunt of the earliest Indians whose mounds remain. To promote lumbering, transportation, and agriculture white pioneers built a dam in 1846. Horicon Lake, covering 51 square miles, became famous for hunting and fishing. The dam was removed in 1869, restoring the marsh, which was subjected to various development schemes that changed its character. Climaxing a twenty year struggle by conservationists, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge was established July 16, 1941. The State controls the south 10,857 acres; the Federal government, the north 20,796. A wide range of wild fowl, many varieties of small birds, and numerous fur-bearing animals constitute the population of Horicon Marsh.
Horicon Marsh, an area of 31,653 acres, was scoured out by the Wisconsin glacier, at least 10,000 years ago. Gradually the upper Rock River made deposits which slowed its current and spread its waters over the marshland. The Marsh became a haunt of the earliest Indians whose mounds remain. To promote lumbering, transportation, and agriculture white pioneers built a dam in 1846. Horicon Lake, covering 51 square miles, became famous for hunting and fishing. The dam was removed in 1869, restoring the marsh, which was subjected to various development schemes that changed its character. Climaxing a twenty year struggle by conservationists, Horicon National Wildlife Refuge was established July 16, 1941. The State controls the south 10,857 acres; the Federal government, the north 20,796. A wide range of wild fowl, many varieties of small birds, and numerous fur-bearing animals constitute the population of Horicon Marsh.
Erected 1959 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 92.)
43° 37.986′ N, 88° 38.724′ W. Marker is near Waupun, Wisconsin, in Dodge County. Marker is on State Highway 49, 2.7 miles east of County Highway I, on the left when traveling east. Marker is along the north shoulder of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waupun WI 53963, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Official Website of Horicon Marsh & Wildlife Refuge. "Horicon Marsh is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the United States... While this marsh is renown for its migrant flocks of Canada geese, it is also home to more than 290 kinds of birds which have been sighted over the years." (Submitted on September 9, 2013, by Trevor Morris of Fond du lac, Wisconsin.)
Photographed By Keith L, September 27, 2009
2. Horicon Marsh Marker
Photographed By Keith L, September 27, 2009
3. View from Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,671 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
