The Marsh Turn Marker

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Near Elkhart Lake in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Marsh Turn
Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake

The Marsh Turn Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

1. The Marsh Turn Marker

[south side of marker]

Inscription. The only turn used in all three road - racing years. Named for its proximity to the Sheboygan County Marsh.

Marker donated by: Jim Dentici and Carl Raclin in honor of automobile racing in God's Country.

Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake listed on the National Register of Historic Places February 17, 2006.

Erected 2006 by Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake; Jim Dentici and Carl Raclin. (Marker Number 7.)

Location. 43° 50.845′ N, 88° 2.481′ W. Marker is near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County. Marker is on County Road P south of County Road J, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elkhart Lake WI 53020, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Broughton Sheboygan Marsh Park & Wildlife Area (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1950 Start/Finish (approx. half a mile away); The Hard Right (approx. one mile away); Peck's Alley (approx. 1.3 miles away); Briggs' Bend (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ted's Turn (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dickens' Ditch (approx. 1.4 miles away); 1951–52 Start/Finish (approx. 1.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Elkhart Lake.

More about this marker.

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

2. The Marsh Turn Marker

[north side of marker with duplicate text]

The Village of Elkhart Lake and the roads surrounding Elkhart Lake hosted open-road sports car racing in 1950, 1951 and 1952. Fourteen historical markers were placed around the circuits (to commemorate the names and the events that occurred) by Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake, a Wisconsin non-profit corporation.

Also see . . .
1. Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake. (Submitted on August 17, 2011.)
2. Elkhart Lake Race Course Named Historic Place. Road & Track. "Thanks to the efforts of a volunteer group called the Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake, the two original courses are now listed on the U.S. Department of Interior and the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places." (Submitted on August 17, 2011.)

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

3. The Marsh Turn Marker

[southbound]

By Keith L, August 17, 2011

4. The Marsh Turn Marker

[northbound] The circuits went northbound and then made a right turn here.

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 17, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 172 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 17, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.