Powers Bluff
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Powers Bluff is a wooded hill in central Wisconsin near Arpin. American Indians lived there until the 1930s, calling it Tah-qua-kik, or Skunk Hill. Because of their religious and ceremonial activities, Tah-qua-kik is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today part of the hill is occupied by Powers Bluff County Park, locally known for its inner-tube hill on winter weekends. At 1472 feet above sea level, it is the highest point in Wood County.
Powers Bluff is a wooded hill in central Wisconsin near Arpin. American Indians lived there until the 1930s, calling it Tah-qua-kik, or Skunk Hill. Because of their religious and ceremonial activities, Tah-qua-kik is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today part of the hill is occupied by Powers Bluff County Park, locally known for its inner-tube hill on winter weekends. At 1472 feet above sea level, it is the highest point in Wood County.
Further reading
"Powers Bluff Native American Pictures," State Historical Society of Wisconsin, accession number M95-186, is a compilation of scrapbooks compiled by Dr. Alphonse Gerend around 1920. It contains old photos of people, homes and the dance rings on the bluff. A copy is in the Lester Public Library in Arpin. Skunk Hill : a Native ceremonial community in Wisconsin, by Robert A. Birmingham, 2015. Available both as a printed book and as an electronic downloadable copy from libraries. The "Tah-qua-kik" article among the references above also contains some old photos and is available online.
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