Military Road: A History and Guide to The Fox-Wisconsin Overland Route by Scott Dyer

Independently Published

Follow the path of Wisconsin's first government-constructed roadway, which followed the Fox-Wisconsin waterway known as the Military Road. Constructed in the 1830s to provide an overland passage between the United States forts erected at Green Bay, Portage, and Prairie du Chien, the road provided a catalyst for change in the territory. Covering the landforms that make this passageway one of a kind, the people that have influenced it, from Native Peoples to influencers such as James Doty to the modern highways that trace the path of the Military Road. This work shows the importance of the road often referred to as "The Old Military Road." Read along to discover the importance of the U.S. Military in Wisconsin as road builders. Lastly, find out how you can still follow this route and experience historic sites along the roadway, as well as detailed instructions for the reader to find places of significance along the trail.