There are two similar pictures of a beautiful willow tree in Doty Park which is near the spot where Jonathan Carver met GOM. In his records, thanks to the Wisconsin Historical Society, he wrote that he traveled along the Fox River until he came to a rather large Winnebago (Ho-Chunk present day) village on an island. He spent 5 days in the village and wanted safe travel through Winnebago lands. He described GOM as a "queen" and had several young ladies attending her. He also said that she "sat in council" with the men and it is through his writings that GOM received her designation as "the first and last female chief of the Winnebago people.
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