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Historic Point Basse, Inc.

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Local History Affiliate

Historic Point Basse, Inc.

Address:
364 Wakely Road Nekoosa WI 54457

County:
Wood

Region:
Central

Phone:
715-459-1722

E-mail:
[email protected]

Website:
http://www.historicpointbasse.com

GPS Coordinates:
44.30007428,-89.88781984

Contact

Local Historical Society Contacts

Contact Name

Don Matthews: Historic Point Basse, Inc. President

First Name

Don

Last Name

Matthews

Contact Name

Paula Klevene: Historic Point Basse, Inc. Treasurer

First Name

Paula

Last Name

Klevene

Contact Name

Joni Wolf: Historic Point Basse, Inc. Recording Secretary

First Name

Joni

Last Name

Wolf

Local History Affiliate Resources

Affiliate Resource

Historic Point Basse, Inc. Town Hall

Address

Nekoosa Wisconsin 54457

Hours

Open for events and tours upon request.

Info

Original 1890 Saratoga Town Hall - will be used as a Visitor Center/Entry Bldg.

Affiliate Resource

Historic Point Basse, Inc. Wakely House, Columbia Schoolhouse

Address

Nekoosa Wisconsin 54457

Hours

Open for scheduled events, otherwise by appointment. People can go to the site and walk around when buildings are not open.

Info

Columbia School, Wakely House, warehouse, bunkhouse, barn, chicken coop, 3 bay shed, blacksmith shop, outhouse, cabin, storage and warehouse

Affiliate Resource

Historic Point Basse, Inc. 3 Bay Shed and Outhouse

Address

Nekoosa Wisconsin 54457

Info

One Section is used for ice storage, the other two are for tools and wood working.

Affiliate Resource

Historic Point Basse, Inc. Blacksmith Shop and Chicken Coop

Address

Nekoosa Wisconsin 54457

Affiliate Resource

Historic Point Basse, Inc. Log Barn and Log Cabin

Address

Nekoosa Wisconsin 54457

Info

The barn houses farm equipment and during the festival we often have animals there. The cabin is ised as an example of fur trading.

Affiliate Resource

Historic Point Basse, Inc. Log Warehouse

Address

Nekoosa Wisconsin 54457

Info

the Wakely's had a warehouse, this shows what they would have used for storing of items as they came up the river.

Affiliate Resource

Historic Point Basse, Inc. Bunk House

Address

Nekoosa Wisconsin 54457

Affiliate Resource

Historic Point Basse, Inc. Storage/Workshop

Address

Nekoosa Wisconsin 54457

United States
Country

Wisconsin
State

Wood
County

Local History Affiliation

In 1899, Reuben Gold Thwaites, director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, traveled by train to Green Bay and Ripon to participate in the affiliation of Wisconsin's first two local historical societies. Since then, more than 450 additional local history and cultural organizations with nearly 60,000 members have organized and affiliated with the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Affiliated local historical societies and the Wisconsin Historical Society have a special relationship defined in the Wisconsin Statutes. The Society offers organizational and educational assistance to local affiliates. The local affiliates, in turn, share in the mission and responsibility of preserving Wisconsin's history.