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In the river's early days, it was known as the Devils River. The Devils River played an important part in white settlement of Brown County.<ref name="Hoeft">{{cite news |title=Pipeline runs into history |author=Mike Hoeft | |
In the river's early days, it was known as the Devils River. The Devils River played an important part in white settlement of Brown County.<ref name="Hoeft">{{cite news |title=Pipeline runs into history |author=Mike Hoeft |newspaper=Green Bay Press-Gazette |location=Green Bay, Wisconsin |date=May 6, 2005 |accessdate=August 11, 2017}}</ref> When Brown County was first surveyed in 1820, the Devils River formed part of the boundary of the surveyed area.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hz8VAAAAYAAJ&dq=Zachary%20Taylor%20Devils%20River&pg=PA88#v=onepage&q=devil&f=false Martin, ''History of Brown County, Wisconsin, Past and Present,'' 1913, p. 88.]</ref> [[Second Lieutenant]] [[Jefferson Davis]] (and future [[President of the Confederate States of America]]) was stationed at nearby [[Fort Winnebago]] from 1829 to 1831.<ref>Davis, ''Jefferson Davis, Ex-President of the Confederate States of America,'' 1890, p. 65.</ref> He went deer hunting on a boat on the Devils River, and nearly drowned before his companion saved him.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=JC8UAAAAYAAJ&dq=Jefferson%20Davis%20Devil%20River&pg=PA143#v=onepage&q&f=false Evans, "Military History of Green Bay," ''Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin,'' 1900, p. 143]; [https://books.google.com/books?id=hz8VAAAAYAAJ&dq=Zachary%20Taylor%20Devils%20River&pg=PA143#v=onepage&q&f=false Martin, ''History of Brown County, Wisconsin, Past and Present,'' 1913, p. 143.]</ref> The town of [[Navarino, Wisconsin|Navarino]] was established on the river's banks in 1830.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hz8VAAAAYAAJ&dq=Zachary%20Taylor%20Devils%20River&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q=devil&f=false Martin, ''History of Brown County, Wisconsin, Past and Present,'' 1913, p. 117.]</ref> During the [[Black Hawk War]] of 1832, the river formed one of the defensive boundaries of American forces in Brown County.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=hz8VAAAAYAAJ&dq=Zachary%20Taylor%20Devils%20River&pg=PA128#v=onepage&q=devil&f=false Martin, ''History of Brown County, Wisconsin, Past and Present,'' 1913, p. 128.]</ref> Some time in the early 1840s, it is alleged, [[Colonel]] [[Zachary Taylor]] (a future [[President of the United States]]) tried to cross the Devils River during a spring flood. The rushing water swept him off his horse, and he was rescued by his fellow soldiers.<ref name="Hoeft" /> |
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Revision as of 23:35, 11 August 2017
The East River (known earlier as the Devils River) is a 42.4-mile-long (68.2 km)[1] river in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is a tributary of the Fox River.
The East River begins near Askeaton in southern Brown County and flows through the east side of De Pere, Allouez and Green Bay, Wisconsin, where it converges with the Fox River.
The river runs near the Green Bay East High School. The school's athletic teams are the Red Devils, taking their name from the former name of the river.
History
In the river's early days, it was known as the Devils River. The Devils River played an important part in white settlement of Brown County.[2] When Brown County was first surveyed in 1820, the Devils River formed part of the boundary of the surveyed area.[3] Second Lieutenant Jefferson Davis (and future President of the Confederate States of America) was stationed at nearby Fort Winnebago from 1829 to 1831.[4] He went deer hunting on a boat on the Devils River, and nearly drowned before his companion saved him.[5] The town of Navarino was established on the river's banks in 1830.[6] During the Black Hawk War of 1832, the river formed one of the defensive boundaries of American forces in Brown County.[7] Some time in the early 1840s, it is alleged, Colonel Zachary Taylor (a future President of the United States) tried to cross the Devils River during a spring flood. The rushing water swept him off his horse, and he was rescued by his fellow soldiers.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed December 19, 2011
- ^ a b Mike Hoeft (May 6, 2005). "Pipeline runs into history". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Martin, History of Brown County, Wisconsin, Past and Present, 1913, p. 88.
- ^ Davis, Jefferson Davis, Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, 1890, p. 65.
- ^ Evans, "Military History of Green Bay," Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1900, p. 143; Martin, History of Brown County, Wisconsin, Past and Present, 1913, p. 143.
- ^ Martin, History of Brown County, Wisconsin, Past and Present, 1913, p. 117.
- ^ Martin, History of Brown County, Wisconsin, Past and Present, 1913, p. 128.
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