History
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History of the Effigy Mounds Park in Whitewater
The Potawatomi people, after being displaced from their native lands further east, most likely in the mid-17th century during the Beaver Wars, settled in the area now known as Indian Mounds Park and near the Whitewater River, now Whitewater Creek. The area was given this name because of the white clay and sands that collect at the bottom of the river.
In 1837, Samuel Prince built the first log cabin near what is today the site of Whitewater's Effigy Mounds Park.
The “Eagle Mound”, in the far left corner, was partially destroyed by farming when Native Americans cleared areas that were later used for agriculture by European settlers. |
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by Robert Rivers - Janesville
Remaking tractors, we are made ourselves.
The centuries’ past work
of land, thought, and metal
through the hands of the gifted mechanic
is nutted and bolted
with the weaving of our souls.
That the voice of past harvest not dim,
but that the life and humanity
of the ancestral farmer continue
through steel, recollection, and spirit. |
One hundred years after the 1907 Homecoming Festival of Whitewater, an epic effort by today's folks, revived and relived the story of Whitewater and celebrated the spirit of our town in 2007. A terrific website became the journal of both events, and even though it has not been updated since the 2007 event, it is a treasure chest of history, memories and stories. For a real treat, Click Here! |
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 By Goeff Hale, owner of Home Lumber
You might think this gentleman is Cornelius, the Patriarch from Planet of the Apes. Actually, he is my Great-Great Grandfather, Jack Preston Hale, born in Melbourne, England in 1836. His nickname was Darby. At the age of 89 Darby was a working carpenter who boasted that in his time he made his "thousand coffins. Keeping with tradition Darby's craft was passed on to his son, and so forth to my Grandfather, Jack Hale, who migrated from England to Whitewater, WI in the early 1900's.
Jack had a long history of construction in the Whitewater community including many structures built between 1920 and 1960. Jack had a passion for true craftsmanship and taught all who worked with him, including my father Don Hale, how to build it right the first time. This was the direct effect. The torch of Jack's influence was passed on to future generations of Whitewater Builders through Richy Webb, Rod Berg, and Ivan Bogie. |
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On November 9, 2008, the SooLine1003 teamed past the Whitewater Train Station! Watch and Listen to Rail Road history
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