Gratiot's Grove (Wisconsin) Explained
Gratiot's Grove was a mining settlement and later, a frontier fort, during the Black Hawk War, in Michigan Territory (later Lafayette County, Wisconsin).[1] [2]
History
In 1824, Henry Gratiot settled in the area with his brother and set up a mining and smelting operation. Later during the Black Hawk War, the settlement became Fort Gratiot.[3] [4] Today the Gratiot House and the Berry Tavern still survives in what had been Gratiot's Grove.[5]
Further reading
- Book: Stark, William F. . Gratiot's Grove . 37–57 . Ghost Towns of Wisconsin . registration . Sheboygan . Zimmermann Press . 1977 . 3564408 .
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Notes and References
- Web site: 404 Error: File Not Found - Wisconsin Historical Society. 2009-06-13. 2011-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611132612/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=3557&keyword=gratiot. dead.
- Web site: 404 Error: File Not Found - Wisconsin Historical Society. 2009-06-13. 2011-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611132630/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=9037&keyword=gratiot. dead.
- Web site: 404 Error: File Not Found - Wisconsin Historical Society. 2009-06-13. 2011-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611082806/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1314&keyword=gratiot. dead.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2009-06-13 . 2011-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611134048/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/archives/search.aspx?area=browse&volumn=11&articleID=5828 . dead .
- Web site: Gratiot House - Travel Wisconsin.
