Port Washington 1860 Light Station
In addition to 14 Wisconsin Historical Society "official" markers, I have visited:
5 Wisconsin Registered Landmarks
10 veterans memorials
2 lighthouses
42 miscellaneous historical sites
for a total of 73 historical markers / sites in Ozaukee County.
Ozaukee County is located in southeast Wisconsin.
This media file is in the public domain.
Click here for more information.
Wisconsin Historical Society "Official" Markers (14):
Marker 85: Oldest Lutheran Church in Wisconsin (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 115: Birthplace of Flag Day (visited 8/11/2012)
Marker 146: Last Covered Bridge (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 289: Historic Cedarburg (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 331: Wisconsin’s German Settlers (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 358: Washington Avenue Historic District (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 358: Historic District Architecture (visited 8/17/2012)
NOTE: This is a two-sided marker
Marker 359: Origin of Cedar Creek (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 359: Mills on the Creek (visited 8/17/2012)
NOTE: This is a two-sided marker
Marker 360: Interurban Bridge (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 360: Riding the Interurban (visited 8/17/2012)
NOTE: This is a two-sided marker
Marker 371: Wisconsin’s Luxembourgers (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 375: The Saukville Trails (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 379: Historic Thiensville (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 414: The Wisconsin Chair Company Fire (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 534: Port Washington Fire Engine House (visited 8/17/2012)
Marker 546: Port Washington Civil War Draft Riot (visited August 14, 2013)
Click here for a numerical list of Wisconsin Historical Society "Official" Markers
Veterans Memorials (10)
Click here for Ozaukee County Veterans Memorials
Wisconsin Registered Landmarks (5):
WRL-60: Concordia Mill
WRL-62: Robert Cooley Homestead
WRL-61: Cedarburg Mill Marker
WRL-96: Hamilton
WRL-97: Cedarburg Woolen Mill
Lighthouses (2):
Port Washington Breakwater Lighthouse
Port Washington 1860 Light Station
Miscellaneous (42) / Markers by Location:
Interurban Bridge, Cedarburg
Belgium
HoBo's Korner Kitchen (some great food and a little whimsy)
Our Lady of Luxemburg
Marker 371: Wisconsin’s Luxembourgers
Belgium: Harrington Beach State Park "Stonehaven" Historic Trail (8)
There are 18 markers in this series; what follows is what's been visited to date:
The Company Town
Stonehaven Housing
The Company Store
Destination and Uses of the Limestone
About the Quarry and the Limestone
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Play Ball! Company town recreation
The Krier House
Cedarburg
American Legion Bicentennial Memorial (1776-1976)
Ancient Paths Marker
Hamilton Turnhalle 1867
Immanuel Cemetery Windmill
Kaehlers Mill
Liberty Tree Memorial
Marker 146: Last Covered Bridge
Marker 289: Historic Cedarburg
Marker 358: Washington Avenue Historic District
Marker 358: Historic District Architecture
Marker 359: Origin of Cedar Creek
Marker 359: Mills on the Creek
Marker 360: Interurban Bridge
Marker 360: Riding the Interurban
WRL-60: Concordia Mill
WRL-61: Cedarburg Mill Marker
WRL-96: Hamilton
WRL-97: Cedarburg Woolen Mill
Fredonia
WRL-62: Robert Cooley Homestead
Mequon
Isham Day House
Marker 85: Oldest Lutheran Church in Wisconsin
Marker 331: Wisconsin’s German Settlers
Port Washington
Judge Eghart House (1972)
Ozaukee County Courthouse
Port Washington Fire Department Memorial
Port Washington State Bank Centennial Pavilion
Port Washington Harbor circa 1856
St. Mary's Church (Port Washington) 1884
Stacker Park
Steamer Niagara Memorial Anchor
The Pebble House
The "Pebble" House
The Wilson House (1891)
Wisconsin's Maritime Trails: Historic Shipwreck: Sidewheel Steamer Niagara
Marker 414: The Wisconsin Chair Company Fire
Marker 534: Port Washington Fire Engine House
Marker 546: Port Washington Civil War Draft Riot
Port Washington Breakwater Lighthouse
Port Washington 1860 Light Station
Saukville
Marker 375: The Saukville Trails
Village of Thiensville
Marker 379: Historic Thiensville
Village of Thiensville: Historic Buildings Tour (13)
(Buildings are listed in order to be visited)
Reimer, Gerlach Residence
Louis and Pauline Staudy Residence
Thiensville's First General Store
Thiensville First Bank
Thienville Mills
Thiensville State Bank
Thiensville Hotel 1855
Thiensville Village Hall & Fire House 1914
Oscar Bublitz Store 1920
Bublitz Store 1896
Loppnow Drug Store
Henry Kolwey Homsite 1857
Thiensville Recreation Parlor
Waubeka
Marker 115: Birthplace of Flag Day
Ozaukee County: Miscellaneous Shots
Historical Societies / Museums / Additional Resources:
Historical Societies
Luxembourg American Cultural Society
Mequon-Thiensville Historical Society
Ozaukee County Historical Society
Port Washington Historical Society
Saukville Historical Society
Museums / Sites
Cedarburg Cultural Center
Cedarburg General Store Museum
Covered Bridge County Park (Wisconsin's last remaining covered bridge; includes State Historical Society "official" marker: Marker 146: Last Covered Bridge)
1849 Kuhefuss House Museum
Luxembourg American Cultural Society
National Flag Day Foundation Americanism Center
Ozaukee Art Center (located in one of Wisconsin's oldest breweries)
Ozaukee County Archives Research Center & Museum
Ozaukee County Pioneer Village
Pebble House / Port Washington Visitor's Center
Port Washington 1860 Light Station and Museum
Stoney Hill School
The Oldest Lutheran Church in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Automotive Museum (Hartford)
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts (Cedarburg)
W.J. Niederkorn Museum and Art Center / Judge Eghart House (1972)
Additional Resources
Festivals of Cedarburg
Historic Cedarburg Wisconsin: Where Art is a Tradition
History of Ozaukee County
National Register of Historic Places: Wisconsin: Ozaukee County
Ozaukee County Attractions
Port Washington Visitor's Center
The Shops of Cedar Creek Settlement
Welcome to Ozaukee County
Wisconsin DOT: Map of Ozaukee County
State / County Camping
Harrington Beach State Park
Waubedonia County Park