21 Aug, 2019
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Theresa Marsh
The area was home to tamarack forests and was used by Pottawatomie Indians for trapping. Most of the forest was cut during a period of settlement by whites, and a corduroy road was built across the marsh. It is now paved as Wisconsin State Highway 28. Solomon Juneau settled the area in 1852 and named the village after his mother, Theresa. He ran a trading post, constructed a grain mill, and operated a dam to provide water power for a saw mill. The area continued to be developed for agriculture in the decades that followed. After the agricultural businesses failed because of flooding, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources completed its land acquisitions, begun in 1948, in 1964. Dikes were constructed, along with water control features operated to provide waterfowl habitat. Hunting is allowed in season.
The Kohlsville River flows through the southern part of the marsh and joins with the East Branch Rock River there.
See also
References
- ^ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved April 25, 2023
- ^ Theresa Marsh Wildlife Area Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- ^ Theresa Marsh State Wildlife Area State Parks.com
- ^ "DNR Managed and Other Public Lands" (PDF). Wisconsin DNR. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
External links
- Theresa Marsh Map, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources