The Port of Today

The Port of Green Bay...

is a vital part of our local economy, our history and our lives. It plays an important role in the transportation of goods and commodities that are critical to the economic health of the region. The ...

Confederate Cemetery Resaca

Established shortly after the war by Miss Mary J. Green & Associates for burial of Confederate soldiers who fell at the battle of Resaca.

May 14, 1864, Maj. Gen. A. P. Stewart´s Div., Hood´s A. C. (rt. Of Johnston´s line) [CS], ...

Battle of Resaca

May 14, 1864

The Battle of Resaca was one of the few places where the entire armies of Sherman and Johnston faced each other in the Atlanta Campaign. Judah´s (2nd) Div., 23rd Army Corps & part of the 14th Corps [US] ...

The Fort Howard Story

Green Bay's Fort Howard,

as well as Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien, was built following the War of 1812 to establish a U.S. presence in the Wisconsin territory and strategically cut off British access to trade routes. The forts were ...

Inside A Flour Mill

One of the first industries to benefit from American industrial innovation was flour milling. Oliver Evans published The Young Mill-wright and Miller's Guide in 1795, and his patented principles of design spread quickly. Evans' mechanized system required manual labor "only ...

Site of Springfield's First Church

1805 1955

Site of Springfield's First Church

Placed by Central Methodist Church

October 16, 1955

Marker is at the intersection of Fountain Avenue and Main Street, on the left when traveling south on Fountain Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Influence of the Fur Trade

Green Bay was home...

to many people for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived. The rich waters of the bay attracted a number of American Indian Tribes - all members of a large and complex trading network stretching throughout ...

Port of Green Bay's Economic Impact

A Critical Link...

in Wisconsin’s transportation system is the Port of Green Bay. It serves as a multi-modal distribution center connecting waterborne vessels with an extensive network of highways and railroads. The Port of Green Bay provides Northeast Wisconsin manufacturers a ...

Site of Thousand Oaks School

(Demolished in 1998)

City of Berkeley Landmark

designated in 1993

The residential subdivision of Thousand Oaks was incorporated into Berkeley in 1920. On this site, one year earlier, a new school building overlooking Blackberry Creek was built to replace wooden bungalows which had ...

American Fort

(Wayne Blockhouse)

The American Fort was built a few blocks east of the French and British forts on a bluff behind the current Soldiers and Sailors Home. It was erected in July 1795 by a detail of General Anthony Wayne's soldiers ...