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Packers Heritage Trail Marker, Fox River and artwork image, Touch for more information
By Robert L Weber, June 8, 2012
Packers Heritage Trail Marker, Fox River and artwork
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1 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Packers Heritage TrailPackers Heritage Trail
The Packers Heritage Trail was designed as a self-guided walking tour past a treasure trove of landmarks that played a big part in the history of the Green Bay Packers from Curly Lambeau's era through Vince Lombardi's. During those 50 years, . . . Map (db m145612) HM
2 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Downtown Green BayPackers Heritage Trail
The Packers were founded in downtown Green Bay in 1919 and have had a presence here ever since. In 1921, their inaugural season in what is now the NFL, they held their first practice at the Old Courthouse Grounds at the southwest corner of . . . Map (db m145613) HM
3 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Birthplace Of The PackersPackers Heritage Trail
The Green Bay Packers were organized on Aug. 11, 1919, in the old Green Bay Press-Gazette building that stood here at 315 Cherry Street. The meeting took place in the editorial department on the second floor. Two days later, the paper briefly . . . Map (db m145614) HM
4 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Hotel NorthlandPackers Heritage Trail
The Hotel Northland was the social hub of Green Bay and more specifically the city's nerve center during football weekends and other Packers events from shortly after it opened in 1924 through the 1960s. Vince Lombardi's introductory press . . . Map (db m145615) HM
5 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Curly Lambeau's Office Northern BuildingPackers Heritage Trail
Curly Lambeau occupied an office in the Northern Building for nearly 20 years while he was coaching the Packers, but visitors might have been taken aback by the sign on his door. It read: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. Lambeau was an . . . Map (db m120567) HM
6 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Bellin BuildingPackers Heritage Trail
Gerald Clifford and Dr. W. W. Kelly, two members of the "Hungry Five," a group of local men critical to the survival of the Packers over their first three decades, had offices here. Kelly was a physician with an office on the fourth floor. Clifford . . . Map (db m145617) HM
7 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Milwaukee Road DepotPackers Heritage Trail
Back when the Packers traveled exclusively by train, they were welcomed home here at the Milwaukee Road Depot by throngs of joyous fans after clinching three of the six NFL championships they won under Curly Lambeau. The celebrations took place . . . Map (db m145618) HM
8 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Elks ClubPackers Heritage Trail
The Elks Club was the site of an annual sports banquet that honored many of the biggest names in Packer history from the Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi eras. The first was billed as the "Lombardi Testimonial Banquet" and was held in April . . . Map (db m120569) HM
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9 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — St. Willebrord Catholic ChurchPackers Heritage Trail
St. Willebrord Catholic Church was where Vince Lombardi faithfully attended Mass during his 10 years in Green Bay. A devout Catholic, Lombardi would invariably arrive minutes before 8 a.m. on weekdays, park in the back lot and enter the church . . . Map (db m120575) HM
10 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Brown County CourthousePackers Heritage Trail
The imposing Brown County Courthouse was where the first stockholders meeting of the newly formed non-profit Green Bay Football Corporation was held on Sept. 17, 1923. It was the first of many important Packer meetings held here over the next four . . . Map (db m204751) HM
11 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Columbus Community ClubPackers Heritage Trail
The Columbus Community Club, which opened in 1925 as a recreational and social center, played many roles in Packers history. In the 1920s, before radio broadcasts of Packer games, large crowds gathered on Sunday afternoons when the team was . . . Map (db m145621) HM
12 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Green Bay Press-GazettePackers Heritage Trail
The Packers might have been born in the old Press-Gazette building five years before this one was completed, but the close ties between the team and the newspaper carried on here. Had it not been for the Press-Gazette, and particularly Andrew . . . Map (db m120570) HM
13 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Hagemeister ParkPackers Heritage Trail
Hagemeister Park was the home of the Packers from 1919, their inaugural season as a semipro team, through 1922, their second year in the NFL. Before East High School and City Stadium were built, Hagemeister Park included the tract of land from . . . Map (db m120571) HM
14 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Curly Lambeau's Birthplace HomePackers Heritage Trail
Earl Louis “Curly” Lambeau is Green Bay's most famous native son and the driving force behind the city's most treasured jewel. The storied Green Bay Packers were largely his creation, and they've become his lasting legacy. Born in . . . Map (db m145622) HM
15 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — Chicago & North Western DepotPackers Heritage Trail
The Chicago & North Western Depot was the Packers' usual port of call for road trips over nearly four decades. And often those trips started or ended, or both, with a party thrown by the team's ever-faithful fans. They threw impromptu . . . Map (db m145630) HM
16 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — City StadiumPackers Heritage Trail
City Stadium is one of the last remaining relics from the early days of the National Football League. Although its appearance has greatly changed from the time when the Packers played here, it stands as a monument to the team's humble, hardscrabble . . . Map (db m120564) HM
 
 
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