Wisconsin, Marquette County, Montello
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Once home to the Mound Builders, the Winnebago and the Menominee, destination of the voyageurs, a pioneer settlement harnessing diverse natural resources, today a modern community with a rich heritage.
The earliest eastern visitors observed the bluffs and Indian mounds surrounding "Lac de Boeuf" or Buffalo Lake. Sandhill cranes, deer, fish and ducks thrived in the "oak openings" and in the wild rice enhanced waters of the area. The Fox and Montello Rivers carried the canoes of the Native Americans and voyagers and later the pleasure boaters coming through the Montello locks. The railroad carried the famous Montello granite as well as the production of the many mills and farms. Now modern highways speed us on our journeys.
This Bird's Eye View of Montello from 1883 shows the town in the early days of the quarry development and highlights the many businesses then operating. Landforms, buildings and street names may have changed, but Montello remains a thriving community in the midst of nature's beauty.
(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Once home to the Mound Builders, the Winnebago and the Menominee, destination of the voyageurs, a pioneer settlement harnessing diverse natural resources, today a modern community with a rich heritage.
The earliest eastern visitors observed the bluffs and Indian mounds surrounding "Lac de Boeuf" or Buffalo Lake. Sandhill cranes, deer, fish and ducks thrived in the "oak openings" and in the wild rice enhanced waters of the area. The Fox and Montello Rivers carried the canoes of the Native Americans and voyagers and later the pleasure boaters coming through the Montello locks. The railroad carried the famous Montello granite as well as the production of the many mills and farms. Now modern highways speed us on our journeys.
This Bird's Eye View of Montello from 1883 shows the town in the early days of the quarry development and highlights the many businesses then operating. Landforms, buildings and street names may have changed, but Montello remains a thriving community in the midst of nature's beauty.
(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
