Rocky Island Historic District


Rocky Island Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

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Nearest city	La Pointe, Wisconsin
Coordinates	47°2′45″N 90°39′58″W / 47.04583°N 90.66611°W / 47.04583; -90.66611Coordinates: 47°2′45″N 90°39′58″W / 47.04583°N 90.66611°W / 47.04583; -90.66611
Area	13.7 acres (5.5 ha)
Architectural style	Other, Utilitarian, Balloon Frame
NRHP Reference #	08000016^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 3, 2008

The Rocky Island Historic District is a historic district in the Apostle Islands in Ashland County, Wisconsin. It is composed of the Hadland, Benson, Edwards, Nelson, and Erickson fish camps, which were located on the eastern shore of Rocky Island. The district represents the historical significance of commercial fishing on Lake Superior, which was primarily conducted by Scandinavian immigrants.^[2] The Rocky Island Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 2008.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Rocky Island Historic District Named on the National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 1, 2012.

Apostle Islands

Islands	Madeline Island Stockton Island Gull Island Eagle Island Outer Island Oak Island Sand Island Basswood Island Bear Island Michigan Island Hermit Island Cat Island Otter Island Manitou Island Rocky Island Long Island Ironwood Island York Island Raspberry Island Devils Island South Twin Island North Twin Island

Lighthouses	Michigan Island Light Raspberry Island Light Outer Island Light Sand Island Light Devils Island Light Gull Island Light La Pointe Light Chequamegon Point Light Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light

Shipwrecks	Big Bay sloop City of Ashland D.R. Owen Lucerne Manistee Marquette Moonlight Noquebay Ottawa Pretoria R.G. Stewart Sevona T.H. Camp

Related historic sites	Hadland Fishing Camp Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry La Pointe Indian Cemetery Manitou Camp Rocky Island Historic District Madeline Island Historical Museum

Protected designation	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

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