Historic Indian Agency House
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Historic Indian Agency House
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Signage for the Indian Agency House
 
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Attraction
Location
Body of Water: Fox River
Trail Name: Inland Waterways
Nearest Address: Agency House Road
Nearest City: Portage
County: Columbia
Zip Code: 53901
Latitude: N 43°33.54400'
Longitude: W -089°26.20300'
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: Yes
Mooring buoy?: No
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: No
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: No
National Register?: Yes
Attraction
Description
The Historic Indian Agency House was built by the U.S. government for John Kinzie in 1832. Kinzie was the Indian Agent to the Ho-Chunk Nation (Winnebago), and he and his wife, Juliette Magill Kinzie, lived at the portage from 1832-1834. Juliette Kinzie would later write of the young couples experiences at the portage in her book, Wau-Bun, the Early Day in the Northwest.
 
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Attractions (7)
Fort Winnebago Historical Marker
Fort Winnebago Lock
Governor Bend County Park
Historic Indian Agency House
Portage Canal Locks to the Wisconsin River
Potters Emigration Society
Winona Trail Old Military Road
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