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Historical Markers in Port Edwards, Wisconsin

 
Clickable Map of Wood 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 Wood County, WI (58) Adams County, WI (8) Clark County, WI (27) Jackson County, WI (26) Juneau County, WI (20) Marathon County, WI (37) Portage County, WI (30)  WoodCounty(58) Wood County (58)  AdamsCounty(8) Adams County (8)  ClarkCounty(27) Clark County (27)  JacksonCounty(26) Jackson County (26)  JuneauCounty(20) Juneau County (20)  MarathonCounty(37) Marathon County (37)  PortageCounty(30) Portage County (30)
Wisconsin Rapids is the county seat for Wood County
Port Edwards is in Wood County
      Wood County (58)  
ADJACENT TO WOOD COUNTY
      Adams County (8)  
      Clark County (27)  
      Jackson County (26)  
      Juneau County (20)  
      Marathon County (37)  
      Portage County (30)  
 
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1 Wisconsin, Wood County, Port Edwards — 86 — Cranberry Culture
On State Highway 54, 0.8 miles west of County Highway GG, on the right when traveling west.
For countless ages the wild cranberry flourished in many marshy areas of Central Wisconsin. In 1829 Daniel Whitney mentioned the purchase of three canoe loads of cranberries brought down the Yellow River by Indians from the area now known as . . . Map (db m1215) HM
2 Wisconsin, Wood County, Port Edwards — 13 — John Edwards Jr.1831 – 1891
On Wisconsin River Drive, 0.3 miles south of Wisconsin Highway 54 & 73, on the left when traveling south.
A native of England, John Edwards Jr. settled in this area in 1859 to assume operation of his father’s sawmill, the nucleus around which the village of Port Edwards developed. Founded in 1840, the Edwards Sawmill was incorporated in 1890 into the . . . Map (db m1221) HM
3 Wisconsin, Wood County, Port Edwards — John Edwards Jr. Office Building
On Jackson Avenue west of Wisconsin River Drive (Wisconsin Highway 54 / 73), on the left when traveling west.
In 1872, John Edwards Jr. became the sole owner of the Edwards and Clinton sawmill in Port Edwards, plus several other business ventures that included a general store, post office, boarding house, farming interests and land speculations. In order to . . . Map (db m51539) HM
4 Wisconsin, Wood County, Port Edwards — John Jones 2nd Burial Site
Near Wisconsin River Drive (State Highway 73) north of Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The official Civil War roster of Company G of the Wisconsin 12th infantry lists two men named John Jones. They are listed as John Jones 1st and John Jones 2nd. John Jones 1st gravesite has been located in the Ivy Green Cemetery in Bremerton, . . . Map (db m5954) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 24, 2024