The Rocky Island Historic District is a historic district in the
Apostle Islands
The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin. The majority of the islands are located in Ashland County—only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in Ba ...
in
Ashland County, Wisconsin. It is composed of the
Hadland, Benson, Edwards, Nelson, and Erickson fish camps, which were located on the eastern shore of
Rocky Island. The district represents the historical significance of commercial fishing on
Lake Superior, which was primarily conducted by
Scandinavian immigrants.
The Rocky Island Historic District was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on July 3, 2008.
Builders of the camps were Olaf Edwards, Christian Hadland, Charlie & Fred Benson, Julian Nelson, Mel & Martin Erickson, and others.
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References
Geography of Ashland County, Wisconsin
Apostle Islands
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places in Ashland County, Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
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