Raube Road Site | |
 Raube Road, a preserved segment of the first Wisconsin military road, constructed in the 1830s | |
| Location | Wisconsin, United States |
|---|---|
| Built | 1835 |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000589 |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1992 |
The Old Military Road was a road built by the U.S. Army in 1835–36, connecting Fort Howard (Green Bay) Wisconsin with Fort Crawford (Prairie du Chien) via Fond du Lac, Fort Winnebago (Portage), and Dodgeville.[1] This first military road was a beginning of government planning for overland travel, which eventually led Wisconsin, first as a territory and later as a state, and its localities to finance its own system of roadways for various purposes.[2][3][4] Remains of the road that exist today are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- ^ Smith, Alice (1973). The History of Wisconsin: Volume I: From Exploration to Statehood. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 436. ISBN 0-87020-122-0.
- ^ Nesbit, Robert (1989). Wisconsin: A History. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 197. ISBN 0-299-10800-7.
- ^ The Western Upland of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Online, Retrieved July 24, 2007.
- ^ Smith, Alice (1973). The History of Wisconsin: Volume I: From Exploration to Statehood. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 440. ISBN 0-87020-122-0.