Stockbridge Indian Cemetery
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Stockbridge Indian Cemetery | |
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| Location | Moore Road, Stockbridge, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 44°4′56″N 88°18′3″W / 44.08222°N 88.30083°WCoordinates: 44°4′56″N 88°18′3″W / 44.08222°N 88.30083°W |
| Built | 1834 |
| Governing body | State |
| NRHP Reference # | 80000111 |
| Added to NRHP | October 20, 1980[1] |
The Stockbridge Indian Cemetery is a cemetery north of Stockbridge, Wisconsin. It is located on Moore Road just west of Wisconsin Highway 55. The cemetery was established in 1834 after the Stockbridge Indians moved to the community.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Notable interments
The cemetery contains interments of Stockbridge Indians. Notable grave sites include:
- John Wannuaucon Quinney, Stockbridge diplomat, wrote the Stockbridge nation's constitution
- Electa Quinney, John's sister was the first public school teacher in Wisconsin[3]
Images
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Looking east
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John Wannuaucon Quinney headstone
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ "Stockbridge Indian Museum". Calumet County, Wisconsin Tourism. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ↑ McCann, Dennis (2010). Badger Boneyards: The Eternal Rest of the Story. Wisconsin Historical Society. pp. 87, 90. ISBN 9780870204517.
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