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National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Wisconsin facts for kids

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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Jackson County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.

There are 6 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Black Hawk Powwow Grounds
Black Hawk Powwow Grounds
March 28, 2007
(#07000244)
W8426 WI 54E
44°20′07″N 90°44′18″W / 44.335414°N 90.738403°W / 44.335414; -90.738403 (Black Hawk Powwow Grounds)
Komensky Ho-Chunk ceremonial center since at least 1884, where the people gather for ceremonial dances, meetings, and socializing.
2 Black River Falls Public Library
Black River Falls Public Library
December 27, 2007
(#07001330)
321 Main St.
44°17′43″N 90°51′05″W / 44.295278°N 90.851389°W / 44.295278; -90.851389 (Black River Falls Public Library)
Black River Falls 1914 Carnegie library designed by Henry Ottenheimer with Prairie school influences. Now a museum of the Jackson County Historical Society.
3 Gullickson's Glen
Gullickson's Glen
December 21, 1978
(#78000102)
Address Restricted
Irving Rock shelter with petroglyphs.
4 Silver Mound Archeological District
Silver Mound Archeological District
January 17, 1975
(#75000067)
Western side of Highway 95 south of Schroeder Rd at KOA campground.
44°25′36″N 90°57′35″W / 44.4266283°N 90.9595925°W / 44.4266283; -90.9595925 (Silver Mound Archeological District)
Alma Center Bluff where Paleo-Indians quarried quartzite for tools shortly after the last glacier receded. This Hixton orthoquartzite is distinctive, so the distribution of the tools gives clues about very early travel and commerce.
5 Union High School
Union High School
January 20, 1978
(#78000103)
N. 3rd St.223 N. Fourth St.
44°17′51″N 90°51′05″W / 44.2975°N 90.851389°W / 44.2975; -90.851389 (Union High School)
Black River Falls 3-story brick school with tower designed by W.H.J. Nichols in Second Empire style and built in 1871. Served as high school until 1897, then elementary school, and now elderly housing.
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