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“Cape Townsend” honors Charles Townshend instead of Dr. David Townsend
A look at one of the names which the British gave to the Door Peninsula.
Seven maps of the Door Peninsula from 1688 to 1902
The maps were published in France, the Netherlands, Great Britian, and the United States.
A 16th century Portuguese map shows “signs of hearsay knowledge of the Great Lakes.”
Many European explorers were motivated by the hope of finding a passageway to Asia.
Three British maps showing Lake Michigan
Three British maps showing an early name for the lake.
“Door County Beautiful.” from the December 25, 1913 Sturgeon Bay Advocate
This is the motto selected by Mr. Hatch for the booklet which the Park and Driveway Association are making preparations to have published.
Door County in the Wisconsin Highway Commission Road Map of Wisconsin, 1916
This map was published in Rand-McNally’s New Commercial Atlas Map of Wisconsin.
Door County in the 1920 State Highway Map
A link: https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/road/hwy-maps/state-maps/hwy_map_archive/1920StateHighwayMapWI.pdf#page=9
The Green Fund Multi-Modal Trails Task Force Report is intended to replace the 2014 Door County Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Recreational…
The Green Fund Multi-Modal Trails Task Force Report has new maps. This post has links to these maps, and also reviews annual crash statistics involving…
Green Bay and the Door Peninsula in some early maps
These maps show what the colonial French knew about the geography of the area.
Response to Carol Schmidt's December 13, 2023 letter to the Peninsula Pulse
An explanation of Door County's name.
This 1930 map shows the route Goodrich steamships took for sightseeing and stops to communities in Door County
Link to the map:
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