This cache was hidden for the 2023 West Bend Cache Bash Mega Event- Blast from the Past.
This cache will take you to an original 1840's Log Cabin from this area! It was moved to this location from Beechwood in 1979 and restored in 1982, donated by the Orville and Marshal Reysen families. It now sits on the Milwaukee River by River Hill Park in Kewaskum.
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Kewaskum is situated on the site of a Potawatomi village and named after one of its chiefs, Chief Kewaskum. Although many Potawatomi and other tribes were forced to move off their lands in the early to mid 1800s by various treaties and the 1830 Removal Act, Chief Kewaskum's band chose to stay in Wisconsin and he befriended the settlers. He moved around Southeastern Wisconsin, setting up camps in different places depending on the season to plant, fish, or hunt based on the available resources. The true story of his death and where he ended up is unknown. When the first European settlers arrived in the 1800s, the area was just wilderness. Can you imagine building a home and entire village from scratch with limited resources? Kewaskum recently celebrated its 125th anniversary as a village.
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The cabin is part of the Kewaskum Historical Society Museum. The Museum has collections featuring Chief Kewaskum and Native Americans, Early Settlers, Farm Life and Equipment, School, General Stores, and more.
If you're interested in visiting the Museum and Log Cabin, it's open limited days from 12-3pm (Aug 20, Sept 3, Sep 10). Early Farm Days is held on Sep 10 with music and wagon rides. For more information, you can visit their website or Facebook page. Kewaskum Historical Society Museum
Permission to hide the cache was granted by Eva Harvey of the Kewaskum Historical Society.
