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Near Waterloo in Jefferson County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Island Church

By Paul F, November 7, 2010

1. The Island Church Marker

Inscription. Built in 1863, St. Wenceslaus Church served families who came chiefly from Bohemia and Germany. The little church, significant in Wisconsin’s architectural heritage, closed in 1891. It still opens for special Masses.

Erected 1970 by Wisconsin Council for Local History. (Marker Number 80.)

Location. 43° 9.672′ N, 88° 55.258′ W. Marker is near Waterloo, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County. Marker is at the intersection of Island Church Road and Blue Joint Road, on the right when traveling south on Island Church Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waterloo WI 53594, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Drumlins (approx. 5.7 miles away); Mamre Moravian Church (approx. 6.8 miles away); Princess Burial Mound (approx. 6.8 miles away); Pioneer Aztalan (approx. 6.8 miles away); Aztalan Mound Park (approx. 7 miles away); Aztalan (approx. 7 miles away); In Service to Their Country (approx. 7.1 miles away); 94th Combat Infantry Division (approx. 7.1 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker is Wisconsin Registered Landmark No. 80

Also see . . . St. Wenceslaus Cemetery - Interment.net. Explains name of Island Church (Submitted on November 13, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

St. Wenceslaus Church - The Island Church Photo, Click for full size

By Paul F, November 7, 2010

2. St. Wenceslaus Church - The Island Church

By Paul F, November 7, 2010

3. The Island Church Marker

By Paul F, November 7, 2010

4. The Island Church Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 8, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 204 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.