Things To Do in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin

Inscription. Following the Civil War, state officials reorganized the Wisconsin Militia and in 1879 renamed it the Wisconsin National Guard. Adjutant General Chandler P. Chapman of Madison, a veteran of the famed Iron Brigade, purchased ... More on HMDB

Inscription. You are standing on what was once the bottom of a glacial lake in which Castle Rock, the formation rising before you, was an island. Thousands of years of erosion by water, ice and wind created the surface features you ... More on HMDB

CHAPTER 8: Mill Bluff Pinnacles Mill Bluff (Fig. 84), currently a state park, is the locus of a number of "Bluffs" with appropriate names (Figs. 1, 2, 3, 46, 85). Each, whether called Bluff, Monume... More on Nps.gov

Inscription. This is Mill Bluff, one of many isolated and rocky castle-like hills which rise abruptly from the surrounding plain. This formation is properly called a mesa (Spanish for "table") if l... More on HMDB

Inscription. Mrs Salter killed here by the Indians June 13 – 1863, 2 Indians Jo and Jim Dandy killed by Salter and burried here This ax handle killed 2 Indians and Mrs. Salter, Puck-a-Gee, , Erected by Gus Nooney and Clarence ... More on HMDB