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Fox-Wisconsin Portage Site

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Fox-Wisconsin Portage Site
Historical marker at the site
LocationPortage, Wisconsin
Area12.5 acres (5.1 ha)
NRHP reference No.73000074[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1973

The Fox-Wisconsin Portage Site is located in Portage, Wisconsin.[2]

History

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The site is a two-mile crossing from the upper Fox river to the Wisconsin and Mississippi, used by Native Americans, French fur traders, Marquette and Jolliet, and British soldiers, before there were roads or railroads through Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Fox-Wisconsin Portage Site". Travel Wisconsin. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "OFF US HIGHWAY 16 AND 51". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved April 22, 2018.