Racine in Racine County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Joe

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2013

1. Joe Marker

Inscription.

John M. Anderson, elephant trainer with the Great Wallace Circus Show, died in Racine on June 3, 1898 at the age of 54 when he was killed by his elephant.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is June 3, 1898.

Location. 42° 43.246′ N, 87° 48.754′ W. Marker is in Racine, Wisconsin, in Racine County. It can be reached from West Boulevard. Monument is in Mound Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1147 West Boulevard, Racine WI 53403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Spanish-American War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soldiers of the American Revolution (about 600 feet away); Mound Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); 32nd 'Red Arrow' Infantry Division Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Engine House No. 3 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Racine City Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Racine.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. This is a list of Wisconsin circus markers.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2013

2. Joe Marker

Looking southwest

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2013

3. Joe Marker

View from marker, looking northeast

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 844 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.