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History · Gibraltar

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Gibraltar is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Fish Creek and Juddville are located in the town.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,021 to 1,228 (+20%). Half of its homes were built before 1994.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Gibraltar yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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Peninsula State Park, Horseshoe Island, and Fish Creek, town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin 2020CommonsPeninsula State Park, Horseshoe Island, and Fish Creek, tow…2020Northern Chambers Island, town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin 2020 (cropped)CommonsNorthern Chambers Island, town of Gibraltar, Door County, W…2020Mackaysee Lake in northern Chambers Island, town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin 2020CommonsMackaysee Lake in northern Chambers Island, town of Gibralt…2020Mackaysee Lake in northern Chambers Island, town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin 2020 (cropped)CommonsMackaysee Lake in northern Chambers Island, town of Gibralt…2020Hanover Shoal off of Chambers Island, town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin 2020 (cropped)CommonsHanover Shoal off of Chambers Island, town of Gibraltar, Do…2020Ephraim–Gibraltar Airport 2020 Door County, WisconsinCommonsEphraim–Gibraltar Airport 2020 Door County, Wisconsin2020Aerial view of the southern portion of Chambers Island, town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin 2020CommonsAerial view of the southern portion of Chambers Island, tow…2020Aerial view of the southern portion of Chambers Island, town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin 2020 (cropped)CommonsAerial view of the southern portion of Chambers Island, tow…2020Aerial view of northwestern community of Baileys Harbor, southeastern town of Gibraltar, and northwestern town of Baile…CommonsAerial view of northwestern community of Baileys Harbor, so…2020Aerial view of Juddville, Thorp Pond, southern Fish Creek, and south tip of Peninsula State Park in the town of Gibralt…CommonsAerial view of Juddville, Thorp Pond, southern Fish Creek, …2020JuddvilleWisconsinSignWIS42CommonsJuddvilleWisconsinSignWIS422011JuddvilleWisconsinDowntownWIS42CommonsJuddvilleWisconsinDowntownWIS422011GibraltarWisconsinTownHallFishCreekWisconsinCommonsGibraltarWisconsinTownHallFishCreekWisconsin2011Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon goatsbeard Tragopogon pratensisCommonsJack-go-to-bed-at-noon goatsbeard Tragopogon pratensis2010White birch, Betula papyrifera, town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin, December 20, 2008CommonsWhite birch, Betula papyrifera, town of Gibraltar, Door Cou…2008StrawberryIslandsGreenBayWisconsinCommonsStrawberryIslandsGreenBayWisconsin2008FishCreekWisconsinPostOfficeGibraltarTownCenterWIS42CommonsFishCreekWisconsinPostOfficeGibraltarTownCenterWIS422008Fish Creek Town Dock, Door County, Wisconsin, December 2008CommonsFish Creek Town Dock, Door County, Wisconsin, December 20082008Fish Creek Town Dock, Door County, Wisconsin, December 2008CommonsFish Creek Town Dock, Door County, Wisconsin, December 20082008WIMap-doton-GibraltarCommonsWIMap-doton-Gibraltar2004
National Register of Historic Places

8 historic places in Gibraltar

Gibraltar has 8 listings on the National Register, and they protect 26 historic buildings, because Welcker's Resort Historic District alone counts 13.

#60
In Wisconsinby listings · most towns there have none
8places listed6 buildings · 1 district · 1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
26historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1970first listedEagle Bluff Lighthouse · newest: HANOVER (schooner) Shipwreck, 2015

Where they are

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Eagle Bluff LighthouseChambers Island LighthouseChurch of the AtonementAlexander Noble HouseWelcker's Resort Historic DistrictVorous General StoreFreeman and Jesse Thorp House and CottagesHANOVER (schooner) Shipwreck
BuildingsDistrictsSites

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966. Gibraltar’s busiest decade was the 1990s.
Listed 1970Eagle Bluff LighthouseBuilt 1868CommerceTransportationArchitectureListed 1975Chambers Island LighthouseBuilt 1868TransportationMaritime HistoryListed 1985Church of the AtonementBuilt 1878ArchitectureReligionListed 1996Alexander Noble HouseBuilt 1875Town planningListed 1997Welcker's Resort Historic DistrictDistrictCommerceListed 1997Vorous General StoreBuilt 1895CommerceListed 1997Freeman and Jesse Thorp House and CottagesBuildingCommerceListed 2015HANOVER (schooner) ShipwreckSiteHistoric - Non-AboriginalMaritime HistoryCommerce
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Ephraim📜 Sister Bay📜 Egg Harbor📜 Jacksonport

From Wikimedia Commons (20) and the National Register (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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