Historical Marker

Sidewheel Steamer Niagara

Historical marker location:
218 East Main Street, Port Washington, Wisconsin
( Marker can be reached from East Main Street, 0.1 miles east of North Franklin Street (Wisconsin Highway 32).)

Historic Shipwreck. Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails.

The first European to explore Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet, a French explorer who arrived in 1634. He was looking for a water route to Asia but instead encountered the Menominee Indians near Green Bay.
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