Pipe, Wisconsin

Pipe, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Calumet in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Pipe is located approximately 1 mile east of Lake Winnebago, 2⅓ miles northwest of Johnsburg, and 5 miles west of Marytown.

Transportation

The community is located on U.S. Route 151. The route was originally called Fort Howard military road, and it was one of the first marked route through the Wisconsin wilderness. The other main road into the city is County Highway W, which travels east-west through the city leading to the shore of Lake Winnebago.

History

Pipe was originally known as Calumet Harbor. George White came to Calumet Harbor in 1837, and established a hotel and bar along Military Road. White then became a real estate agent. He proposed that the town of Calumet be annexed from Calumet County into Fond du Lac County. The town was annexed into Fond du Lac County in 1842, and White was named its first town supervisor. A stagecoach inn was built in 1846 by Henry Fuhrman. Fuhrman's inn became a major stop on Military Road. The inn featured a three story building with a dance floor on the second floor which served as a gathering place for the youth in the community. The inn existed as Club Harbor until it closed in the late 1970s. [ [http://www.fdlpl.org/davis_books/marytown.html Marytown, A Holyland Community: Built on Dreams, Persisting on Spirit, 1849-2003] ; Kathryn Bartel; Retrieved October 10 2007] Club Harbor was sold in 2004. It has been extensively remodeled and is now called Capone's.

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