Daniel Whitney was a pioneer businessman, speculator and promoter. Born in Gilsum, New Hampshire in 1795, he moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1819 where he opened a trading post. Whitney was a shrewd speculator and businessman, building a transportation system along the streams of Wisconsin. In 1831-1832 he built the first sawmill at Whitney's Rapids on the upper Wisconsin River.
routes. Whitney remained active in Wisconsin, being an incorporator of the Portage Canal Co. in 1834, and helped promote the federal land grant to aid in the Fox-Wisconsin Improvement project in 1846. In 1829, Whitney laid out the town of Navarino, which would later become Green Bay, on private land claims; he also invested heavily in real estate in Sheboygan and other locations in the state. Whitney was one of the most successful speculators in the Northwest, and spent his later years maintaining his estate. Daniel Whitney died on November 1, 1862, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Allouez, Wisconsin. Whitney's wife Emmelines survived him another 28 years. She passed away on October 25, 1890 and was buried with her husband.
routes. Whitney remained active in Wisconsin, being an incorporator of the Portage Canal Co. in 1834, and helped promote the federal land grant to aid in the Fox-Wisconsin Improvement project in 1846. In 1829, Whitney laid out the town of Navarino, which would later become Green Bay, on private land claims; he also invested heavily in real estate in Sheboygan and other locations in the state. Whitney was one of the most successful speculators in the Northwest, and spent his later years maintaining his estate. Daniel Whitney died on November 1, 1862, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Allouez, Wisconsin. Whitney's wife Emmelines survived him another 28 years. She passed away on October 25, 1890 and was buried with her husband.
Daniel Whitney was a pioneer businessman, speculator and promoter. Born in Gilsum, New Hampshire in 1795, he moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1819 where he opened a trading post. Whitney was a shrewd speculator and businessman, building a transportation system along the streams of Wisconsin. In 1831-1832 he built the first sawmill at Whitney's Rapids on the upper Wisconsin River.
routes. Whitney remained active in Wisconsin, being an incorporator of the Portage Canal Co. in 1834, and helped promote the federal land grant to aid in the Fox-Wisconsin Improvement project in 1846. In 1829, Whitney laid out the town of Navarino, which would later become Green Bay, on private land claims; he also invested heavily in real estate in Sheboygan and other locations in the state. Whitney was one of the most successful speculators in the Northwest, and spent his later years maintaining his estate. Daniel Whitney died on November 1, 1862, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Allouez, Wisconsin. Whitney's wife Emmelines survived him another 28 years. She passed away on October 25, 1890 and was buried with her husband.
routes. Whitney remained active in Wisconsin, being an incorporator of the Portage Canal Co. in 1834, and helped promote the federal land grant to aid in the Fox-Wisconsin Improvement project in 1846. In 1829, Whitney laid out the town of Navarino, which would later become Green Bay, on private land claims; he also invested heavily in real estate in Sheboygan and other locations in the state. Whitney was one of the most successful speculators in the Northwest, and spent his later years maintaining his estate. Daniel Whitney died on November 1, 1862, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Allouez, Wisconsin. Whitney's wife Emmelines survived him another 28 years. She passed away on October 25, 1890 and was buried with her husband.
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