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Sauk County Historical Society Lecture on History of Hulburt Creek Garden Beds at the Baraboo History Center
Name: Sauk County Historical Society Lecture on History of Hulburt Creek Garden Beds at the Baraboo History CenterDate: May 25, 2023Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM CDTWebsite: http://www.saukcountyhistory.org
Event Description:
The Sauk County Historical Society invites you to a lecture about the "History of Hulburt Creek Garden Beds", a Sauk County Historical Society Sacred Site. This lecture is at the History Center.
At one time almost 200 acres of garden beds were home to a thriving Indigenous Peoples culture, with trails leading from the garden beds to places far into what today is Wisconsin. Corn, a companion plant of perhaps beans, and squash or pumpkins once flourished on these raised beds that long ago were constructed and managed by the toil of many.
The Sauk County Historical Society was made aware of the garden beds on Hwy H and Birchwood Road in the summer of 2008, and knew immediately that they must – somehow – be preserved. Thanks to a donation of 6 acres of garden beds land to SCHS, today it is one of three SCHS sacred sites. Through technology, we now know that these garden beds are much larger than once thought. Read more about the Hulburt Creek Garden Beds HERE.