Old Wade House State Park
N 43° 46.582 W 088° 05.075
16T E 412718 N 4847606
Built by Sylvanus Wade between 1847 and 1851 at a total cost of $300, this "halfway house" became the most important stagecoach stop on the plank road between Sheboygan and Fond du Lac.
Waymark Code: WM1VRE
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2007
Views: 64
The Wade House, one of the earliest stage coach Inns in Wisconsin, is the major unit in this historic restoration carried out by The Kohler Foundation of Kohler, Wisconsin. Built by Sylvanus Wade between 1847 and 1851 at a total cost of $300, this "halfway house" became the most important stagecoach stop on the plank road between Sheboygan and Fond du Lac. Meetings for the discussion of Civil War issues and early railroad construction were held in the Inn. The Butternut House, home of Wade's eldest daughter and son-in-law, takes its name from the timber cut on its site and used in its construction. Horses were shod and the stages repaired in the Blacksmith Shop adjoining the Wade House.
County: Sheboygan
Location: Park
MarkerID: 9
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