In unmarked graves nearby lie nearly 50 settlers and Indians who dwelt in the Chittamo area just before 1900. Only the following are known to have been buried in the year shown.
John Detweiler* 1894
James Heenan 1894
John Heenan Jr., . . . — — Map (db m289602) HM WM
Development of the rail lines in this area was begun in 1871 from Hudson, Wis., by the North Wisconsin Railroad Co., and completed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha RR Co. to Ashland, Superior, and Eau Claire by 1890. The Chicago & . . . — — Map (db m44524) HM
The Yellow River was called the "River Jaune" by early French explorers because of the bright yellow sand on the bottom of Yellow Lake through which it flows. Located in the heart of the "Folle Avoine," or wild rice country, it was one of the . . . — — Map (db m43456) HM
Here on the Great South Bend of the Namekagon was a natural camp-site, home of a band of Chippewa Indians and long used by explorers, missionaries, and fur-traders traveling the Namekagon route between the St. Croix and Chippewa rivers.
In . . . — — Map (db m223669) HM
