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Hokenson Fishing Dock

Coordinates: 46°56′48″N 90°53′29″W / 46.94667°N 90.89139°W / 46.94667; -90.89139 (Hokenson Fishing Dock)
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Hokenson Fishing Dock
Hokenson Fishing Dock
LocationSand Island
Nearest cityBayfield, Wisconsin
Coordinates46°56′48″N 90°53′29″W / 46.94667°N 90.89139°W / 46.94667; -90.89139 (Hokenson Fishing Dock)
Arealess than one acre
Built1931 (1931)
NRHP reference No.76000050[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1976

The Hokenson Fishing Dock is located on Sand Island of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

History

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The fishing dock was operated by brothers Leo, Roy and Eskel Hokenson.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and to the Wisconsin State Register of Historical Places in early 1989.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Hokenson Brothers Fishery Dock - Little Sand Bay, WI". Waymarking.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "N of Bayfield at Little Sand Bay". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2018.