Historic Old Fort Winnebago, Portage, Wisconsin, circa 1940

Subjects: Military Branches & Training Camps Patriotic
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Historic Old Fort Winnebago, Portage, Wisconsin, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A reconstructed view of Old Fort Winnebago: a stockaded enclosure of whitewashed log buildings with a flagpole and American flag at center, surrounded by open lawn and scattered outbuildings, with a two-story stone-and-log house in the left foreground. The fort was established in 1828 at the strategic portage between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers and garrisoned until the 1840s; today the site preserves the Surgeon's Quarters and is operated as a Wisconsin historical site. The card's bright, hand-colored look is typical of mid-century linen postcards.

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PublisherE.C. Kropp Co.

HISTORIC OLD FORT WINNEBAGO, PORTAGE, WIS.—12 --- 26729 Historic Old Fort Winnebago, established 1828 by the U. S. Government, is at the Fox River side of the Portage, between the stream and the Wisconsin River. Father Marquette and Louis Joliet crossed this Portage in 1678. Many distinguished officers were stationed here, among them Jefferson Davis, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen. Jos. E. Johnston and Lieut. H. P. Van Cleve who married Charlotte Ouiscousin Clark at the fort, March 22, 1836. Mrs. H. P. Van Cleve was the first white child born in Wisconsin. Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE NATURAL COLOR POST CARD MADE IN U.S.A. BY E.C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.—(GDF)

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Publisher	E.C. Kropp Co.
Series	12
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Old Fort Winnebago, Portage, WI
Place mentioned	Portage, WI
Publisher	E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch pattern; narrow white border; card number 12 printed at the end of the caption. No postmark — card is unused. Divided-back linen-texture card with printed historical description on the left and a vertical publisher imprint serving as the divider; E C / K Co stamp box. Light soiling/toning at edges, no damage of note.

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Historic Old Fort Winnebago, Portage, Wisconsin, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/historic-old-fort-winnebago-portage-wisconsin-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.