Near Wisconsin Dells in Columbia County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
This Beauty Is Yours Because Others Before You Love The Dells
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 2, 2020
1. This Beauty Is Yours Because Others Before You Love The Dells Marker
George H. Crandall, and his wife, Nellie Bennett Crandall here acquired, preserved and reforested hundreds of acres surrounding the river. They held it in trust for you declaring "No one can own The Dells."
Phyllis Crandall Connor and Lois Crandall Musson with their husbands, Ralph W. Connor and H. Howard Musson transferred these properties in 1954 to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation that they might be kept beautiful for posterity.
This plaque was placed here in 1956 by the Trustees of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, whose interest in The Dells was crystallized through the initiative of: George I. Haight - Howard I. Potter - Wallace Meyer - Edwin B. Fred
Erected by Trustees of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Natural Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.
Location. 43° 40.568′ N, 89° 47.735′ W. Marker is near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, in
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Madison. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Glimpse of the Old Dells (within shouting distance of this marker); H.H. Bennett Photography & Promotion of the Wisconsin Dells Area (approx. 0.9 miles away); Indians -- Flora & Fauna (approx. one mile away); Leaping the Chasm (approx. one mile away); Lumber Raftsmen (approx. 3.2 miles away); Natural Ingenuity (approx. 3.2 miles away); Henry Hamilton Bennett (approx. 3.4 miles away); Kilbourn City (approx.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 2, 2020
2. This Beauty Is Yours Because Others Before You Love The Dells Marker
The marker is on the left wall.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2020, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
