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Purchase, City of Green Bay to US, consideration $1. Conveyed to US under Acts of Legislature of WI., Jan. 24,

02/05/1872

0.4 acres to MHW line, according to survey of AR Flint, 1883

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Land & decayed vegetation.

Towers stand at each end of E'ly timber piling of channel

W side, channel pier; NW side, 225 lin. ft. of pile revetment, capped with 12" x 12" timbers, & rip-rapped with stone; E & SE sides with 250' of pile & sheet pile revetment, rip-rapped with stone.

Steamers can land at pier in front of dwelling. There is also a crib 8' x 16' for small boats, channel pier is 12' from front of dwelling.

No road. Station is situated on an island.

By steamer, tug or sail boat from Green Bay. Steamers will generally stop at Grassy Island for or with passengers.

3 miles to Green Bay, WI

3 miles

3 miles, Green Bay, WI.

By steamer

By tug, launch or sail boat.

frame tower

1872

1907