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HERITAGE
WHEN WISCONSIN WAS GRANTED STATEHOOD IN 1848.
GILL'S LANDING ON THE WOLF RIVER PROVIDED ACCESS TO THIS
AREA FOR PASSENGERS AND SUPPLIES. FARMS AND SETTLED
COMMUNITIES WERE FEW IN NUMBER AND THE CONNECTING
TRAILS AND FOOTPATHS OFFERED HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
HENRY TOURTELLOTT AND HIS INDIAN WIFE WERE THE FIRST
KNOWN RESIDENTS TO MIGRATE TO THIS LOCALITY, WHERE A
SMALL MILL WAS PUT INTO OPERATION ON THE PRESENT
DAM SITE OF OUR RIVER.
EIGHT YEARS LATER IN 1856, ADDITIONAL SETTLERS MADE
IT POSSIBLE FOR THIS COMMUNITY TO INCORPORATE AS A VILLAGE
LONG A FAVORITE CAMPSITE OF THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE, THE
VILLAGE WAS GIVEN THE INDIAN NAME OF WEYAUWEGA,
TRANSLATING TO HERE WE REST. THEY CALLED THE RIVER
WAUPACA, MEANING TOMORROW!
AS WEYAUWEGA HAS GROWN AND PROSPERED IN THE
INTERVENING YEARS, SO TOO HAS THIS HOTEL WEATHERED
THE SEASONS WITH GRACE AND DIGNITY. IT HAS WELCOMED
MANY GUESTS AND TRAVELERS. ORIGINALLY BUILT ON THIS
SITE IN 1852, FOUR YEARS BEFORE THE TOWN
INCORPORATED, THE PRESENT STRUCTURE WAS REBUILT
IN 1899, AS SHOWN ON THE KEYSTONE BLOCK.
TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FOUNDED OUR TOWN WITH
LOVING CARE AND HARD LABOR, WE OFFER OUR RESPECT
AND ADMIRATION. GRANT US THEIR FAITH AND DEDICATION
TO CARRY ON IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS.
TO THE FRIENDLY INDIANS WHOSE BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE
INSPIRED OUR NAME AND LOCATION, WE SUBMIT PRAISE
AND GRATITUDE.
TO YOU, OUR GUESTS, A WARM HEARTFELT WELCOME.
MAY THE ENSUING YEARS CONTINUE TO SMILE UPON US.
$1899*
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Historical Plaque at Hotel Weyauwega
Weyauwega, Wisc.
Brown Post Card Co., P.O. Box 694, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
47681
20 May 199
Ray
Elin
