Near Lyndon Station in Juneau County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 19, 2015
1. Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway Marker
Color guard of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe at Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1863
The contributions of Wisconsin veterans date to the Civil War, when over 90,000 men took up arms to preserve the Union at places like Antietam, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg. Since then, numerous Wisconsin men and women have served in our nation’s military during times of peace and war.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Heroes.
Location. 43° 45.051′ N, 89° 56.945′ W. Marker is near Lyndon Station, Wisconsin, in Juneau County. Memorial can be reached from Interstate 94, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in Rest Area 10, in the westbound lanes of I-94. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lyndon Station WI 53944, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Sand Counties – Aldo Leopold Territory (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wisconsin River (approx. one mile away); The Iron Brigade (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lyndon Station Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Hop Raising
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More about this marker. A photograph of the 8th Wisconsin appears at the top of the marker. Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 19, 2015
2. Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 19, 2015
3. Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
