Historical Markers and War Memorials in Solon Springs
Solon Springs, Wisconsin and Vicinity
▶ Douglas County (20)
▶ Bayfield County (16)
▶ Burnett County (5)
▶ Sawyer County (9)
▶ Washburn County (3)
▶ Carlton County, Minnesota (6)
▶ Lake County, Minnesota (25)
▶ Pine County, Minnesota (5)
▶ Saint Louis County, Minnesota (98)
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▶ Bayfield County (16)
▶ Burnett County (5)
▶ Sawyer County (9)
▶ Washburn County (3)
▶ Carlton County, Minnesota (6)
▶ Lake County, Minnesota (25)
▶ Pine County, Minnesota (5)
▶ Saint Louis County, Minnesota (98)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| 1► Wisconsin (Douglas County), Solon Springs — 120 — Brule–St. Croix Portage — |
| Near Business U.S. 53 0.2 miles north of U.S. 53, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| The Brule and St. Croix rivers provide the natural water highway between Lake Superior and the Upper Mississippi. Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, in 1680 was the first white man to use this passage. Traveling from Prairie du Chien in 1766, . . . — — Map (db m43476) HM | |||
| 2► Wisconsin (Douglas County), Solon Springs — Brule-St. Croix Portage — |
| On U.S. 53, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| Approximately one mile northeast of this point, a continental divide separates the watersheds of the Brule and St. Croix Rivers. The Brule flows north to Lake Superior and the St. Croix flows southerly to the Mississippi. A time worn trail connects . . . — — Map (db m23482) HM | |||
| 3► Wisconsin (Douglas County), Solon Springs — The Brule St. Croix Portage — |
| On County Road A 0.2 miles south of County Road P, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| Upper Lake St. Croix end of trail, discovered 1680. Indians, voyageurs, explorers, missionaries, traders and pioneers travelled this path from the waters of the Great Lakes to those of the Mississippi. To all who pass this way . . . — — Map (db m58505) HM | |||