Whitehall is the county seat for Trempealeau County
Trempealeau is in Trempealeau County
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Near Sullivan Street / South Park Road, 1.9 miles west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Brady's Bluff was designated a State Natural Area in 1952 to preserve the high quality ecological systems found here. This uncultivated 65 acre remnant is characterized by steep, dry prairies, exposed cliffs, and oak woodland. The bluff, a favorite . . . — — Map (db m56007) HM
On Sullivan Road / South Park Road, 1.3 miles west of Spring Street, on the left when traveling west.
Probably site occupied by Nicolas Perrot
1685 – 86
Reoccupied by Godefroy de Linctot
Remains discovered in 1887 by Judge
B.F. Heuston and Georege H. Squier
aided by Antoine Grignon
Dedicated September 6, 1926
by
State . . . — — Map (db m23234) HM
On 1st Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on 1st Street.
James Allen Reed
1798 - 1873
First Permanent Settler in Trempealeau County & Founder of Trempealeau
James Reed was a man of medium height, with broad shoulders and a large chest. He had light brown hair and grayish blue eyes. He was . . . — — Map (db m71940) HM
Near Sullivan Road / South Park Road, 1.3 miles west of Spring Street, on the left when traveling west. Reported missing.
One of the leading early French traders and diplomats among the Indians of the upper Mississippi region was dark and handsome Nicholas Perrot. After building Fort St. Nicholas at Prairie du Chien in the summer of 1685, Perrot moved north and spent . . . — — Map (db m23224) HM
Millions of Years Ago
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Millions of years ago, Trempealeau Mountain, the bluffs of Perrot State Park, and the Minnesota upland across the river were all one continuous rock mass. Over time, Cedar Creek, Big Trout Creek, and . . . — — Map (db m46673) HM
Near East 3rd Street / Great River Road (State Highway 35) 0.4 miles east of Chase Street (County Highway K), on the right when traveling east.
The first 5-mile-long section of the Great River Road project, or the Mississippi River Parkway as it was originally named, was built near here in 1953 and extended east across the Black River. Eventually, the Great River Road would follow the . . . — — Map (db m33948) HM
