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Historical Markers in De Pere, Wisconsin

 
Clickable Map of Brown 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 Brown County, WI (101) Calumet County, WI (11) Door County, WI (149) Kewaunee County, WI (36) Manitowoc County, WI (116) Oconto County, WI (12) Outagamie County, WI (22) Shawano County, WI (8)  BrownCounty(101) Brown County (101)  CalumetCounty(11) Calumet County (11)  DoorCounty(149) Door County (149)  KewauneeCounty(36) Kewaunee County (36)  ManitowocCounty(116) Manitowoc County (116)  OcontoCounty(12) Oconto County (12)  OutagamieCounty(22) Outagamie County (22)  ShawanoCounty(8) Shawano County (8)
Green Bay is the county seat for Brown County
De Pere is in Brown County
      Brown County (101)  
ADJACENT TO BROWN COUNTY
      Calumet County (11)  
      Door County (149)  
      Kewaunee County (36)  
      Manitowoc County (116)  
      Oconto County (12)  
      Outagamie County (22)  
      Shawano County (8)  
 
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1 Wisconsin, Brown County, De Pere — Address by President LincolnAt The Dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery — November 19, 1863 —
On College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . Map (db m114242) HM
2 Wisconsin, Brown County, De Pere — Bernard Henry PenningsCanon Regular of Premontre
Near North Broadway Street (State Highway 57), on the left when traveling south.
Here surrounded by his spiritual sons lies all that is mortal of Bernard Henry Pennings Canon Regular of Premontre founder of St. Norbert Abbey Born June 9, 1861 Gemert, Holland Ordained June 19, 1886 Berne Abbey Heeswijk, Holland Blessed . . . Map (db m97952) HM
3 Wisconsin, Brown County, De Pere — Brown County Court House 1838 to 1854
On South Wisconsin Street at George Street (County Route G), on the right when traveling north on South Wisconsin Street.
The site of the Brown County Court House from 1838 to 1854 Erected by Jean Nicolet Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930.Map (db m241936) HM
4 Wisconsin, Brown County, De Pere — 189 — Marquette–Jolliet
On North Front Street south of James Street, on the right when traveling south.
Here in June, 1673, an expedition headed by Jesuit priest Jacques Marquette and his companion Louis Jolliet departed from St. Francis Xavier Mission to find and explore the upper Mississippi River. In September they returned here to record their . . . Map (db m151961) HM
5 Wisconsin, Brown County, De Pere — 266 — Rapides des PeresVoyageur Park
Near William Street west of North Front Street.
The rapids at De Pere were well known to all early travelers along the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, which provided the best access to the Mississippi. Despite Indian domination, the waterway served explorers, fur traders and voyageurs, missionaries, . . . Map (db m11053) HM
6 Wisconsin, Brown County, De Pere — St. Norbert College & The PackersPackers Heritage Trail — Lambeau-Lombardi Spur —
On 505 3rd Street north of Marsh Street, on the right.
St. Norbert College became the training camp of the Packers in 1958 in an agreement that would become the longest such partnership in NFL history. Father Dennis M. Burke, then president of the college, suggested the arrangement to the team that year . . . Map (db m56440) HM
7 Wisconsin, Brown County, De Pere — Union HotelPackers Heritage Trail
On Broadway (State Highway 57) at James Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
The historic Union Hotel opened in 1883 and has been owned by the Boyd family since 1918, the year before the Green Bay Packers were born. Over the years, Packers legends and other prominent pro football personalities have found the Union to be one . . . Map (db m190022) HM
8 Wisconsin, Brown County, De Pere — 262 — White Pillars
On North Broadway (State Highway 57) north of Cass Street, on the left when traveling north.
This building was erected in 1836 to serve as the office of the Fox River Hydraulic Company, which was chartered by Wisconsin's first Territorial Legislature to construct a dam at Rapides des Peres. Following the 1837 financial crisis, notes issued . . . Map (db m10887) HM
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9 Wisconsin, Brown County, De Pere — Wisconsin's Maritime TrailsEarly Water Routes
The Fox River has served as a highway for the movement of people and goods for thousands of years. Archaeologists working along the Fox River in De Pere uncovered two-thousand-year-old pottery that demonstrates trade with communities in Illinois. . . . Map (db m189977) HM
 
 
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Apr. 24, 2024