HISTORICAL MARKERS IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN

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Location / Nearest Community

Subject

Dodge

Adams Spring Park, Spring Street, Fox Lake

Bernard "Bunny" Berrigan

Dodge

Addie Joss Park, Juneau

Adrian "Addie" Joss

Dodge

Rest Area #64, northbound Hwy. 41

World War II

Dodge

Hwys. 28 and 67, on Main Street, Mayville

Wisconsin's First Iron Smelter

Dodge

Hwy. 26, 5 miles north of Watertown

Auto Race - Green Bay to Madison

Fond du Lac

Hwy. 151, 6 miles north of Fond du Lac

Edward S. Bragg

Fond du Lac

Main Street and Forest Avenue, Fond du Lac

Military Road

Fond du Lac

30 East 2nd Street, Fond du Lac

Wisconsin Progressive Party

Fond du Lac

St. John the Baptist Church, Hwy. W. Johnsburg

Father Caspar Rehrl

Fond du Lac

Southeast corner of Blackburn and Blossom Sts., Ripon

Birthplace of Republican Party

Fond du Lac

Pedrick Wayside, Hwy. 23, Ripon

Carrie Chapman Catt

Fond du Lac

In park on Union Street, 1 block south of Hwy. 23, Ripon

Ceresco

Fond du Lac

Ripon College campus, Ripon

Ripon College

Fond du Lac

On grounds of Taycheedah Correctional Institution

Governor James Duane Doty

Fond du Lac

Hwy. 49, 4 miles east of Waupun

Horicon Marsh

Jefferson

In park, north off Hwy. 12, just east of Cambridge

Lake Ripley - Ole Evinrude

Jefferson

400 block of Milwaukee Avenue East, Fort Atkinson

Fort Koshkonong

Jefferson

Koshkonong Mounds Road, near Fort Atkinson

Lake Koshkonong Effigy Mounds

Jefferson

Blackhawk Island Road, Town of Sumner

Lorine Niedecker

Jefferson

Hwy. 106, western city limits of Fort Atkinson

Panther Intaglio

Jefferson

Rest Area #14, westbound I-94

In Service to Their Country

Jefferson

3 miles east of Lake Mills on Nwy. B, south on Hwy. Q

Aztalan State Park

Jefferson

Rest Area #13, eastbound I-94, 1 mile east of Lake Mills

Drumlins

Jefferson

919 Charles St., Watertown

First Kindergarten

Jefferson

7 miles southeast of Watertwon, Hwy. 16

Highway Marking

Jefferson

919 Charles St., Watertown

Octagon House

Kenosha

Rest Area #26, I-94

Cordelia A. P. Harvey

Kenosha

6501 3rd Avenue, Kenosha

Kemper Hall

Kenosha

Hwy. 32 at the southern edge of Kenosha

32nd Division Memorial Highway

Kenosha

Rest Area-Tourist Info. Ctr. #26, westbound I-94, N. of 111

The Name "Wisconsin"

Manitowoc

Rest Area #51, southbound I-43, S. of Brown County line

Wisconsin's Dairy Industry

Manitowoc

Rest Area #52, northbound I-43, S. of Brown County line

Wisconsin's Maritime Industries

Manitowoc

Mariner's Park, S. 8th St., at the Manitowoc River

Wisconsin's Maritime Heritage

Manitowoc

Manitowoc Maritime Museum, 75 Maritime Drive

Manitowoc Submarines

Manitowoc

Silver Lake Park, Hwy. 151, west of Manitowoc

Winnebago Trail

Manitowoc

Central Park, Two Rivers

Ice Cream Sundae

Manitowoc

Point Beach State Park, N. of Two Rivers on County O

Rawley Point Lighthouse

Manitowoc

Valders Memorial Park, Hwy. J, Valders

Thorstein Veblen

Milwaukee

8801 West Grange Avenue, Greendale

Wisconsin's Lime Industry

Milwaukee

8685 West Grange Avenue, Greendale

Jeremiah Curtin House

Milwaukee

South Superior Street and East Russell Ave., Milwaukee

Bay View's Rolling Mill

Milwaukee

2000 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee

Captain Frederick Pabst

Milwaukee

Zeidler Park, 300 block of West Michigan St., Milwaukee

Carl Frederick Zeidler

Milwaukee

East Hartford & North Maryland Aves., UW-Milwaukee

Carl Sandburg Hall

Milwaukee

756 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee

Civil War Camp

Milwaukee

Grounds of VA Hospital, Wood (Milwaukee)

Erastus B. Wolcott, M.D.

Milwaukee

Fourth Street and Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee

First African-American Church Built in Wisconsin

Milwaukee

Foot of East Michigan Street, Milwaukee

First Milwaukee Cargo Pier

Milwaukee

Layton Avenue, Milwaukee

General Mitchell Field

Milwaukee

Golda Meir Library on UW-Milwaukee campus

Golda Meir

Milwaukee

Milwaukee

Invention of the Typewriter

Milwaukee

Civic Center, Milwaukee

MacArthur Square

Milwaukee

Currie Park, Wauwatosa

Milwaukee County's First Airport

Milwaukee

East Hartford and North Downer Avenues, Milwaukee

Milwaukee-Downer College

Milwaukee

231 West Michigan Street, Milwaukee

Milwaukee Interurban Terminal

Milwaukee

Zablocki VA Medical Center, Hwy. 59

National Soldiers Home

Milwaukee

At the lighthouse in Lake Park, Milwaukee

North Point Lighthouse

Milwaukee

East North Avenue Milwaukee

Old North Point Water Tower

Milwaukee

Wells and Edison Streets, Milwaukee

Oneida Street Station,T.M.E.R. & L

Milwaukee

144 East Wells Street, Milwaukee

Pabst Theater

Milwaukee

North Avenue and Lake Drive, Milwaukee

Saint John's Infirmary

Milwaukee

North Lake Drive, Milwaukee

St. Mary's School of Nursing

Milwaukee

North Water and East Erie Streets, Milwaukee

Sinking of the Lady Elgin

Milwaukee

200 North Broadway, Milwaukee

Third Ward Fire

Milwaukee

Mitchell Hall, UW-Milwaukee, North Downer Avenue

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee

Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee

Watertown Plank Road

Milwaukee

100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee

Wisconsin's Oldest Newspaper - The Milwaukee Sentinel

Milwaukee

State Fair Park, Main Gate, West Allis

Camp Harvey

Milwaukee

In triangle at 57th, Hayes and Fillmore, West Allis

Meadowmere

Milwaukee

State Fair Park, Main Gate, West Allis

Wisconsin State Fair Park

Ozaukee

City Hall, Washington Avenue, Cedarburg

Historic Cedarburg

Ozaukee

Covered Bridge Road, 1 mile north of Five Corners

Last Covered Bridge

Ozaukee

Junction of Hwys. F and M, 3 miles west of Thiensville

Oldest Lutheran Church in WI.

Ozaukee

Mequon City Hall, 11333 North Cedarburg Rd., Mequon

Wisconsin's German Settlers

Ozaukee

Hwy. I, 0.5 mile east of Waubeka

Birthplace of Flag Day

Racine

Weimhoff-Jucker Park, Burlington

Mormons in Early Wisconsin

Racine

Hwy. 11, western limits of Racine

The Spark

Racine

Heg Park Road, Waterford

Old Muskego

Sheboygan

50 South Main Street, Cedar Grove

Early Dutch Settlers in Wisconsin

Sheboygan

Hwy. 23, in the Park at Greenbush, 6 mi. W. of Plymouth

Old Wade House State Park

Sheboygan

Memorial Park, Cedar Grove, 3 miles south of Oostburg

Dutch Settlement

Sheboygan

Center Avenue and North Water Street, Sheboygan

Seils-Sterling Circus

Sheboygan

9th Street and Panther Avenue, Sheboygan

Sheboygan Indian Mound Park

Walworth

Village Park, Allen Grove, on Hwy. X, 3 mi. SW of Darien

Allen Famly

Walworth

Horton Park, Hwy. 11 in Delavan

Delavan's Circus Colony

Walworth

Grounds of State School for the Deaf, Hwy. 11, Delavan

WI's First School for Deaf

Walworth

300 Church Street, East Troy

East Troy Railroad

Walworth

Veterans Memorial Park, Hwy. 12, Geona City

First Swedish Settlers in Wisconsin

Walworth

Hwy. BB, 3.5 miles south of Lake Geneva

Wisconsin's First 4-H Club

Washington

Hwy. 83, Hartford

"Kissel"

Washington

South side of Hwy. 33, 550 feet west of jct. with Hwy. 144

Great Divide

Washington

At the park, Hwy. A., E. of Hwy. 114, NW of West Bend

Lizard Mound County Park

Waukesha

Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest, County C, Delafield

Lapham Peak

Waukesha

Mission Road at Mill Road, west of Delafield

Nashotah Mission

Waukesha

At the Academy entrance, Genesee Street, Delafield

St. John's Military Academy

Waukesha

Hwy. 18, near Dousman

Masonic Home

Waukesha

Main Street, Lannon

Lannon Stone

Waukesha

Carroll College campus, Waukesha

Carroll College

Winnebago

9088 Clayton Avenue, Town of Menasha

Fox-Irish Cemetery

Winnebago

Menasha Hotel, Main and Mills Streets, Menasha

Wisconsin Central Railroad

Winnebago

Fritsie park, Menasha

Butte des Morts

Winnebago

1619 Oshkosh Avenue, Oshkosh

Coles Bashford House

Winnebago

Rainbow Park, Oshkosh

Knaggs Ferry

Winnebago

Wittman Field Airport, 20th Street Road, Oshkosh

S.J. Wittman

Winnebago

UW-Oshkosh campus, Oshkosh

University of Wisconsin -Oshkosh

Winnebago

Town of Winchester Cemetery, 1 mi. SW of Winchester

Samuel N. Rogers, Am.Rev.Soldier

Winnebago

Hwy. B, west of Winneconne

Pygan Paygrounds