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Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

First Landing

 
 
First Landing Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith L, June 19, 2010
1. First Landing Marker
Inscription.
This Spot
Marks the Landing of the
First White Settlers in
Manitowoc
May 5, 1836
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Manitowoc County Historical Society
1939

 
Erected 1939 by the Manitowoc County Historical Society. (Marker Number 53.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1960.
 
Location. 44° 5.561′ N, 87° 39.362′ W. Marker is in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County. Marker can be reached from Maritime Drive near North 7th Street. Marker is is along the Manitowoc River south of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 75 Maritime Drive, Manitowoc WI 54220, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Manitowoc Submarines (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Cobia (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Peto (SS 265) (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Pogy (SS 266) (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Pompon (SS 267) (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Puffer (SS 268) (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Rasher (SS 269)
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(within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Raton (SS 270) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manitowoc.
 
More about this marker. The First Landing is a Wisconsin Registered Landmark – Number 53.
 
Also see . . .  USS Cobia. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on July 3, 2010.) 
 
First Landing Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith L, June 19, 2010
2. First Landing Marker
First Landing Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith L, June 19, 2010
3. First Landing Site
Right foreground U.S.S. Cobia, background S.S. Badger; the marker is to the left.
<i>U.S.S. Cobia</i> image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith L, June 19, 2010
4. U.S.S. Cobia
State/National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmark #86000087
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 931 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

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