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Door Gông (Wisconsin) Usage on ceb.wikipedia.org Door County; Usage on ce.wikipedia.org Дор (гуо, Висконсин) Usage on cy.wikipedia.org Door County, Wisconsin; Rhestr o Siroedd Wisconsin; Usage on de.wikipedia.org Liste der Countys in Wisconsin; Door County; Liste der Einträge im National Register of Historic Places im Door County
The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map. [1] There are 79 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another property was once listed but has been removed. Two listings have also been designated as National Historic Landmarks.
Door County's name came from Porte des Morts ("Death's Door"), the passage between the tip of Door Peninsula and Washington Island. [5] The name "Death's Door" came from Native American tales, heard by early French explorers and published in greatly embellished form by Hjalmar Holand, which described a failed raid by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) tribe to capture Washington Island from the rival ...
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The name of the peninsula and the county comes from the name of a route between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Humans, whether Native Americans, early explorers, or American ship captains, have been well aware of the dangerous water passage that lies between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island, connecting the bay to the rest of Lake Michigan.
The 2010 US Census lists 708 residents. [4]In the older 2000 census, [2] there were 660 people, 293 households and 198 families residing in the town. The population density was 25.9 people per square mile (10.0/km 2).
Forestville is a village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Ahnapee River. [4] The population was 482 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Forestville. The village uses the 54213 ZIP code. [5] The Ahnapee State Trail passes through the village on the southwest. [6]
North Bay is a small Unincorporated community located on Lake Michigan in the town of Liberty Grove in northern Door County, Wisconsin. [1] The North Bay State Natural Area along with a few resorts are located within the vicinity of the community. A Native American name for North Bay is "Wah-Sa-Ke-Ta-Ta-Wong", or "Burning Island". [2]