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Historical Markers in Bancroft, Wisconsin

 
Clickable Map of Portage 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 Portage County, WI (36) Adams County, WI (8) Marathon County, WI (42) Shawano County, WI (13) Waupaca County, WI (53) Waushara County, WI (12) Wood County, WI (58)  PortageCounty(36) Portage County (36)  AdamsCounty(8) Adams County (8)  MarathonCounty(42) Marathon County (42)  ShawanoCounty(13) Shawano County (13)  WaupacaCounty(53) Waupaca County (53)  WausharaCounty(12) Waushara County (12)  WoodCounty(58) Wood County (58)
Stevens Point is the county seat for Portage County
Bancroft is in Portage County
Portage County (36)  ►
ADJACENT TO PORTAGE COUNTY
Adams County (8)  ►
Marathon County (42)  ►
Shawano County (13)  ►
Waupaca County (53)  ►
Waushara County (12)  ►
Wood County (58)  ►
 
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1 ► Wisconsin, Portage County, Bancroft — 585 — Dr. John E. Toepfer — 1948-2018 —
On County Road W 0.2 miles east of County Road F, on the right when traveling east.
A native of Wisconsin and graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, John E. Toepfer made a lifelong commitment to researching the greater prairie chicken, focusing many of his efforts on these grasslands of central Wisconsin. John’s . . . — — Map (db m253641) HM
2 ► Wisconsin, Portage County, Bancroft — 323 — Wisconsin’s Greater Prairie Chicken — (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) —
On County Highway W 0.2 miles east of County Highway F, on the right when traveling east.
These open grasslands in the Buena Vista Marsh, Portage County, were one of the last remaining strongholds of the Greater Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin. Once abun­dant in the state, this impressive bird nearly disappeared when its grassland habitat . . . — — Map (db m253644) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2026