The Navarino

The Navarino was a village that was located on the south shore of the East River in Downtown Green Bay. The village was founded by Daniel Whitney in Fall 1829. In the beginning, the Navarino was considered swampland that wouldn't compete with the rival village of Astor, which was owned by John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company. A dock, warehouse, post office, numerous saw mills, a newspaper and hotel was founded in the area that posed a threat to the American Fur Company. Nine years later the two villages decided to merge and become the Borough of Green Bay in 1838.