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Country
  
United States

County
  
Door

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Area code
  
920

State
  
Wisconsin

Town
  
Liberty Grove

Local time
  
Monday 8:03 PM

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Weather
  
-8°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 56% Humidity

Gills Rock is an unincorporated community located on Highway 42 at the northern tip of the Door Peninsula in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It is within the town of Liberty Grove and was formerly known as Hedgehog Harbor.

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Map of Gills Rock, WI 54210, USA

History

The area was named for Elias Gill, a local 19th century landowner.

Gills Rock has a strong history and tradition of commercial fishing, which continues to this day. The Door County Maritime Museum is located there. The area is also popular with scuba divers who explore the many shipwrecks in and around Death's Door, the narrow straight connecting Lake Michigan to Green Bay, also known as Porte des Morts. The Pilot Island Light is located on Pilot Island near Gills Rock.

Gills Rock is also the departure point of a ferry to Washington Island.

The town is the birthplace of fictional character Gwen Raiden from the TV series Angel.

Education

Gibraltar Area Schools serves the community. Gibraltar Elementary School and Gibraltar Secondary School are the two schools.

References

Gills Rock, Wisconsin Wikipedia


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