State Rock & Canal Signs

Photograph

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2005.02.0054

Description

State Rock & canal Signs - This monument is an intrusive red granite rock, the official rock of the State of Wisconsin and is specifically known as "Wisconsin Ruby Red" and is placed along the Sturgeon Bay - Lake Michigan Ship Canal. This type of rock was intended to be used as rip rap and break waters.

Collection

Door County Archives Slide Collection

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2005.02

Source or Donor

Door County Historical Society - New, Purchases, etc.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Location

Sturgeon Bay Canal, Door, WI

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Transparency, Slide

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Transparency

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Wisconsin, Rock, Granite, Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

SL.

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

2 in

Location

Building

Office/Slide File/Door County Historic Sites

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Dec 1, 2005

Examined By

SGT

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 1, 2005

General Notes

Note

Notes: This slide was part of the presentation made at the Nov. 21, 2005 meeting of the Door County Historical Society held at Andre's in Sturgeon Bay. During the presentation, 6 historic sites in Door County were recognized and honored with plaques. A short history of each site was given while slides showing the sites appeared in the background. Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

December 1, 2005

Updated By

Unknown

Update Date

May 7, 2021