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Radisson and Groseilliers House Historic Site Marker

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Close-up of the Radisson and Groseilliers house historic site marker, commemorating the first house built in Wisconsin by white men. The house was believed to have stood in the vicinity of Ashland at the mouth of Fish Creek where it empties into Chequamegon Bay.

Date Created:
1935

Publication Information

Date Created
1935

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
25 x 20 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PF Ashland.37

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013QKT
Legacy ID
WHi 28810

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Radisson-Groseilliers House Historic Site Marker

Radisson-Groseilliers House Historic Site Marker

1931

View of the Radisson-Groseilliers house historic site marker in the vicinity of Ashland. The marker was unveiled at the mouth of Fish Creek on October 25, 1931. The marker reads: "The First House b...

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Radisson and Groseilliers House Marker

Radisson and Groseilliers House Marker

1944

View of the Radisson and Groseilliers marker at the site of the first house built by white men in Wisconsin. The marker is located in the vicinity of Ashland.

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Radisson and Groseilliers House Marker

Radisson and Groseilliers House Marker

1936

View of two men posing on either side of the Radisson and Groseilliers House historical marker. The house was the first built by white men in Wisconsin and was located in the vicinity of Ashland at...

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Radisson and Groseilliers Historic Marker

Radisson and Groseilliers Historic Marker

in park on Hwy. 2, at W limits of Ashland

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Newspaper Article/Clipp...
Club to mark the historic places

Club to mark the historic places

Jan 24, 1925

Ashland Press

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