Message-Id: <9B44D34E-880F-4E08-A445-A8F8E57ED2C9@mac.com> From: Nancy Frank <oppty@mac.com> Subject: Re: Military trail Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:53:52 -0500
I believe what is now Hwy 33 was also considered a military trail,
wasn't it?
Nancy
Nancy Frank
On Jul 31, 2009, at 5:10 PM, charles and twilah deboer wrote:
> The Military trail also went from Portage to Fond du Lac. Jefferson
> Davis traveled it. I live in Brandon 20 miles from Fond du Lac. We
> have a marker marking where the trail went along Highway TC. There
> are still portions of the road with the logs at this site. Twice in
> the last 10 years a group followed the route from Portage to Green
> Bay. I don't know if they went any further north at that time.
> They had covered wagons that some traveled in and some road
> horseback and others walked the whole distance. Brandon was
> honored to be one of the towns that they stayed in overnight.
> There was an organization that sponsored the reenacting of the
> travel over the trail. Maybe the Historical Society at Madison
> would have some history about the trail
>
> Twilah DeBoer
> Archivist
> Brandon Historical Society
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marcie Braski
> To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 2:47 PM
> Subject: Military trail
>
> Hi
> Does anyone have knowledge about the Military Trail during the
> Civil War that went from Green Bay to Superior? The route was
> purported to bypass more lakes than another route.The trail was
> made for Cavalry use to protect the settlers from Indians.. Then
> there were no hostile Indians. A local person related that he had
> read about it and it goes thru my property in Price County. The
> ruts are still visible in places on nearby land. Anyone have access
> to history books on this subject or location of the trail from
> Price county to Superior?