Wisconsin, Outagamie County, Appleton
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In 1835, just west of this marker, Hippolyte Grignon, the first white settler in what was to become Appleton, built a log house known as “White Heron” with two attached wings for a trading post and quarters for travelers. Within the walls of the log house, Father Florimond Bonduel, a Belgian priest, Celebrated the first mass in the Appleton region in 1848.
Erected by St. Mary Court 182
National Catholic Society of Foresters
1984
(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
In 1835, just west of this marker, Hippolyte Grignon, the first white settler in what was to become Appleton, built a log house known as “White Heron” with two attached wings for a trading post and quarters for travelers. Within the walls of the log house, Father Florimond Bonduel, a Belgian priest, Celebrated the first mass in the Appleton region in 1848.Erected by St. Mary Court 182
National Catholic Society of Foresters
1984
(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.