Chequamegon Bay
Chequamegon Bay (/ʃəˈwɑːməɡən/ shə-WAH-mə-gən)[1] is an inlet of Lake Superior in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the extreme northern part of Wisconsin.
History
A Native American village, known as Chequamegon, developed here in the mid-17th century. It was developed by refugee Petun,
The end of Chequamegon Bay is known as the site of the first dwelling in present-day Wisconsin to have been occupied by European men. Two French
In 1718 a French fort was built on the island where Louis Denis de la Ronde had a post for fur trading and exploration for copper mines. Called La Pointe, the fort had a French garrison until 1759, during the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War in North America). The first English trader to reach this distant post was Alexander Henry the elder, whose French partner, Jean Baptiste Cadotte, founded a permanent trading post at this place.
In 1818 two Massachusetts traders, Lyman and Truman Warren, came here. They married daughters of Michel Cadotte, a fur trader and a son of Jean Baptiste. He bequeathed his interests to the Warren brothers; they became the leading American fur traders of the region. Truman Warren died early; Lyman maintained his home at La Pointe until his death in 1847.
During the early 19th century, a village developed around the post, made up of retired
Name origin
The name Chequamegon is of Ojibwe origin. It is derived from chagaouamigoung, a French transliteration of the Ojibwe Zhaagawaamikong or jagawamikiong, meaning a "sand bar place; at the sand bar; strip of land running into a body of water".[3][4]
Geography
Chequamegon Bay lies largely inside the barrier of
References
- ^ Huffstutter, P.J. (September 3, 2007). "Hey, Cheeseheads: Say 'Chequamegon'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ISBN 9780873517614.
- ^ "Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary".
- ^ Verwyst, Chrysostom (1892). "Geographical Names in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan, Having a Chippewa Origin". Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 12: 390–398.
- ^ Ashland Wisconsin website.
Further reading
- Adams, James Truslow. Dictionary of American History New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
- Hobson, Archie. The Cambridge Gazetteer of the United States and Canada: A Dictionary of Places. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995.
- Larson, Lars. Chequamegon Bay and its Communities I: Ashland, Bayfield, La Pointe: A Brief History 1659-1883. Whitewater, Wis.: 2005.
- Larson, Lars. Chequamegon Bay and its Communities II: Washburn, The City To Be, A Historical Memoir 1883-1947. Whitewater, Wis.: 2008.