Grignon Post & Riverside
Grignon Post & Riverside
Bell & Reigh
Bell & Reigh
Karow
Karow
McCauley
McCauley
Lasleys
Lasleys
Bretschneider
Bretschneider
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Archaeological Sites

The Robert Grignon Trading Post is located south of the confluence of the Fox River and Lake Butte des Morts in Winneconne, WI. In 1800 the area was occupied by a Menominee village. In the 1820s trader Robert Grignon and his Menominee wife, Mary, established a trading post near the village. In the 1840s Mary died when the house burned. In 1853-1854, Robert opened a second post at the site. He froze to death in 1861. The Grignon heirs continued to run the post until the 1880s. Arthur Kannenberg investigated this site in the 1930s.


The Riverside Site is located along the Fox River at the east end of Lake Butte des Morts in Oshkosh, WI, adjacent to the modern day Riverside Cemetery. It was a campsite/village. Historic Indian and Oneota (circa 1000 AD-1650 AD) artifacts have been recovered from the site. The site is now under water.


The Bell Site is located on the south side of Lake Butte des Morts in Algoma, WI. The site was a fortified historic Fox (Meskwaki) village occupied between 1680 and 1730. Middle Mississippian (circa 1000 AD-1150 AD) ceramics have also been found at the site.


The Reigh Site is located on the south side of Lake Butte des Morts in Algoma, WI. It was a village. Middle Archaic (circa 6000 BC-1200 BC) through Historic Indian artifacts have been found at the site.


The Karow Site is located on the west side of Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, WI. It was an Oneota (circa 1000 AD-1650 AD) village. Arthur Kannenberg investigated this site in 1932.


The McCauley Site is located near the Fox River where it flows into Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, WI. It was a village. Woodland (circa 500 BC-1650 AD), Oneota (circa 1000 AD-1650 AD), Historic Indian and Euro-American artifacts have been found there. Arthur Kannenberg investigated this site for the Milwaukee Public Museum from 1929 to 1932.


The Lasleys Point Site is located on the east side of Lake Winneconne, north of Winneconne, WI. It was a village with garden beds. There was an Oneota occupation of this site that has been dated to 1030 AD-1431 AD as well as unspecified Woodland artifacts. Arthur Kannenberg conducted field excavations for the Oshkosh Public Museum here from 1937 to 1940.


The Bretschneider Site is located on the shore of Lake Butte des Morts in Poygan, WI. It was a campsite/village. Oneota and Woodland artifacts have been found on this site.

To learn more about Wisconsin's prehistoric and historic cultures, you should read "The Wisconsin Archeologist", Vol 78, Nos. 1 & 2, 1997.



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