Garlic Island
 Aerial shot of Garlic Island in Lake Winnebago. | |
  Garlic Island  Garlic Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lake Winnebago |
| Coordinates | 44°05′19″N 88°28′54″W / 44.0887°N 88.4818°W |
| Area | 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) |
| Highest elevation | 751 ft (228.9 m) |
| Administration | |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Winnebago |
| Town | Oshkosh |
Garlic Island, or Island Park,[1][2] is an island in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. The island is located in Lake Winnebago near its west shoreline. The entirety of the island is in the town of Oshkosh. Garlic Island was the wintering site of a British Encampment during the War of 1812.[3] This encampment was led by Col. Robert Dickson, and suffered greatly during the winter of 1813.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Island Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Lawson, Publius V. "Island Park – Its History and Geology". Oshkosh Northwestern, November 22, 1902, p. 6.
- ^ Draper, Lyman C. (1913). "William Powell's Recollections". Chapters in Fox River Valley History. State Historical Society of Wisconsin. p. 151.
- ^ Miner, John. "History in the Lake". The Post-Crescent, October 31, 1976, pp. 6–7
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