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Historical Markers in Burnett County, Wisconsin

 
Clickable Map of Burnett County, Wisconsin and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Burnett County, WI (5) Barron County, WI (8) Douglas County, WI (22) Polk County, WI (18) Washburn County, WI (3) Chisago County, MN (29) Pine County, MN (18)  BurnettCounty(5) Burnett County (5)  BarronCounty(8) Barron County (8)  DouglasCounty(22) Douglas County (22)  PolkCounty(18) Polk County (18)  WashburnCounty(3) Washburn County (3)  ChisagoCountyMinnesota(29) Chisago County (29)  PineCounty(18) Pine County (18)
Siren is the county seat for Burnett County
Adjacent to Burnett County, Wisconsin
      Barron County (8)  
      Douglas County (22)  
      Polk County (18)  
      Washburn County (3)  
      Chisago County, Minnesota (29)  
      Pine County, Minnesota (18)  
 
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1 Wisconsin, Burnett County, Grantsburg — 1980 Ekdall Church Fire
On County Route F, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
The weather on April 21, 1980 was unseasonably hot and dry. On that day a temperature of 91 degrees combined with a humidity of 18 percent to set the stage for a catastrophic fire. At approximately 12:20 pm. that sweltering afternoon, the historic . . . Map (db m68642) HM
2 Wisconsin, Burnett County, Grantsburg — Canute AndersonFather of Burnett County — April 14, 1830 - July 31, 1893 —
On State Highway 48-87 at Assembly Road, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 48-87.
Canute Anderson was born Canute Ingverson Eggum in Laerdal, Norway. He arrived in the Grantsburg area in 1854, establishing a stopping place and trading post where the buildings southeast of this marker stand. Opening the first post office in his . . . Map (db m68715) HM
3 Wisconsin, Burnett County, Grantsburg — 241 — Crex Meadows
On North Refuge Road, 0.5 miles east of Currey Road, on the right when traveling east.
During the last Wisconsin glaciation the advance of the Grantsburg sublobe blocked drainage, resulting in the formation of Glacial Lake Grantsburg. Natural succession eventually formed the extensive peat marshes known today as Crex Meadows. Prior . . . Map (db m68641) HM
4 Wisconsin, Burnett County, Grantsburg — Governor Knowles State Forest
Near State Highway 70 west of Gravel Pit Road, on the left when traveling west.
The St. Croix River winds its way through wild and scenic countryside from its origin in a Spruce-Tamarack swamp near Upper St. Croix Lake. The waters of the Namekagon join the St. Croix 45 miles upstream from this sign. The river system varies from . . . Map (db m44547) HM
5 Wisconsin, Burnett County, Siren — Burnett County TornadoMemorial
Near State Highway 35 / 70 north of Park Street, on the right when traveling north.
On Monday, June 18, 2001, at 8:20 p.m. an F3 tornado with gale-force winds of over 200 miles per hour blew through southern Burnett County and eastern Washburn County leaving in its wake a path of destruction through the townships of Bashaw, . . . Map (db m43504) HM
 
 
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024