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Lapham Peak
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By Paul F, September 20, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Lapham Peak Marker | | |
Inscription. In 1870, on top of Lapham Peak, then known as Government Hill, the United State Army signal Corps established one of its original National Weather Service signal stations. Weather data was received here from Pikes Peak, Colorado, and relayed to the United State Weather Bureau headquarters in Chicago. Lapham Peak, the highest point in Waukesha County, is named for Increase Allen Lapham (1811-1875), Wisconsin’s premier 19th century naturalist, archeologist and scholar. From this peak, Lapham recorded many weather observations for his pioneering work in meteorology, which included publishing isothermal maps of Wisconsin and working with the Smithsonian Institution as a weather observer for the Great Lakes region. Concerned with the potential storm disasters to Great Lakes shipping and Wisconsin farming, Lapham proposed a state weather forecasting service in 1850. Although not adopted by the state, Lapham rewrote the proposal for a national weather service, which was approved by Congress on February 9, 1870. On November 8th, working as the assistant to the Chief Signal Corps Officer, Lapham recorded the first published national weather forecast, calling for “high winds and falling temperatures for Chicago, Detroit and the Eastern cities.”
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By Paul F, September 20, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Lapham Peak Marker at base of lookout tower | | |
. (Marker Number 328.)
Location. 43° 1.972′ N, 88° 23.567′ W. Marker is in Delafield, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. Marker can be reached from County Route C one mile south of Interstate 94, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is located in Lapham Peak Unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest, on County Hwy C between I-94 and U.S. Hwy 18. Marker is in this post office area: Delafield WI 53018, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. A different marker also named Lapham Peak (within shouting distance of this marker); Hawks Inn (approx. 2 miles away); Delafield Fish Hatchery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cushing Memorial Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. John's Military Academy (approx. 2.3 miles away); Northwestern Military and Naval Academy (approx. 2.3 miles away); Waterville (approx. 2.5 miles away); Bishop Jackson Kemper Home Built 1849 (approx. 3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Delafield.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
Also see . . . Increase Lapham - Wisconsin Historical Society. (Submitted on June 29, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
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By Paul F, September 20, 2009 | |
| | | 3. View from atop lookout tower | | |
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By Paul F, September 20, 2009 | |
| | | 4. View from atop lookout tower | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on June 21, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 610 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 21, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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