HISTORICAL MARKERS IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN

County

Location/Nearest Community

Subject

Buffalo	Hwy, 35, 0.5 mile N. of Alma	Beef Slough
Crawford	Hwy. 171, 0.5 mile E. of Gays Mills	Gays Mills Apple Orchard
Crawford	Hwy. 35, 1.2 miles S. of Lynxville	Rafting on the Mississippi
Crawford	Mississippi River Bridge, Prairie du Chien	Pere Marquette and Sieur Jolliet
Crawford	Beaumont and Rice Streets, Prairie du Chien	Museum of Medical Progress
Crawford	Mississippi River Bridge, Prairie du Chien	Prairie du Chien
Crawford	At entrance, Villa Louis Road, Prairie du Chien	Villa Louis
Crawford	In lawn west of the Villa, Villa Louis, Prairie du Chien	War of 1812
Crawford	Hwy. 61, 0.5 mi. S. of Soldiers Grove	James Davidson
Grant	Hwy. 61, 3 miles S. of Boscobel	The Gideons
Grant	117 East Front Street, Cassville	Old Denniston House
Grant	620 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore	The "Dinky"
Grant	Hwy. 80 at the WI-IL state line, S. of Hazel Green	Point of Beginning (Survey Point)
Grant	Cemetery, 1 block W. of Hwys, 61, 35 and 81, Lancaster	Nelson Dewey
Grant	Rountree Hall, UW-Platteville	First State Normal School
Jackson	Hwys. 121 and 95, 1.5 mile W. of Alma Center	Silver Mount
Jackson	Bell Mound Scenic Overlook, 5 mi. S of Black River Falls	Black River Valley Scenic Outlook
Jackson	Hwy. 54, 5 mi. east of Black River Falls	Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. (1925-1950)
Jackson	Rest Area #8, westbound I-94, 15 mi. SE Black River Falls	Sphagnum Moss
Jackson	Rest Area #6, westbound I-94 Highground	Veterans Memorial
Jackson	Hwy. 27, 6 mi. S. of Black River Falls	Martin W. Torkelson
La Crosse	Rest Area # 15, eastbound I-90	The Driftless Area
La Crosse	Halfway Creek Lutheran Church, 2.5 M. E. of Holmen	Luther College
La Crosse	Bishop's View Overlook, Hwy. 33, 5 mi. E. of La Crosse	The Coulee Region
La Crosse	Rest Area #31, I-94, French Island, La Crosse	Major General C.C. Washburn
La Crosse	La Crosse	Red Cloud Park
La Crosse	Corner of Front and State Streets, La Crosse	Spence Park
La Crosse	Rest Area - Tourist Info Ctr., #31, I-90, La Crosse	Upper Mississippi
La Crosse	Hwy. 16 Valley View Mall entrance, just N. of Medary	Valley View Site
La Crosse	Neshonoc Cemetery, West Salem	Hamlin Garland
Monroe	Hwy. 12, 4 mi. W. of Camp Douglas	Mesas and Buttes
Monroe	Rest Area #16, Westbound I-90, 5 mi. east of Bangor	Coulee Country
Monroe	At the Kendall Depot, North Railroad St., Kendall	Elroy-Sparta State Trail
Monroe	In park on Hwy. 12, Tomah	Tomah
Richland	Hwy. 14, 5 mi. W. of Richland Center	Boaz Mastodon
Richland	Boaz Park, Hwy. 171, Boaz	Richard M. Brewer
Richland	Krouskop Park, Hwy. 14, Richland Center	Birthplace of General Telephone
Richland	5 mi. W. of Richland Center on Hwy. 14	Rural Electrification
Trempealeau	Hwy. 53, 1.5 miles SE of Galesville	Decorah Peak
Trempealeau	Rest Area #5, eastbound I-94, 2 mi. SE of Osseo	Winnebago Indians
Trempealeau	Great River State Tr., Hwy. 35, 0.5 mi. E. of Trempealeau	Mississippi River Parkway: 1st pro.
Trempealeau	Perrot State Park, off Hwy. 93	Perrot's Post
Vernon	Hwy. 14, 0.5 mile west of Coon Valley	Nation'a First Watershed Project
Vernon	Hwy. 35, 2.5 miles N. of De Soto	Battle of Bad Axe
Vernon	Hwy. 35, 2 miles N. of De Soto	Chief Win-no-shik, the Elder
Vernon	Hwy. 35, Genoa	Dams on the Mississippi
Vernon	In power plant parking lot, W. side of Hwy. 35, Genoa	Wisconsin's First Nuclear-Fueled Generating Station
Vernon	Hwy. 33, .1 mile west of Hillsboro	Admiral Marac A. Mitscher
Vernon	Hwy. 14, 0.5 mile north of Viroqua	Governor Rusk