Near Westfield in Marquette County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Russell Flats School

Photographed by Keith L, June 7, 2009

1. Russell Flats School Marker

Inscription. Built in 1867, this one room rural school has served as the center of community life in Russell Flats for over 130 years. Constructed by Scotch-Irish settlers who arrived here in the early 1850s, the school has also functioned as the local Presbyterian church and the Westfield Town Hall. The community is named for the first settlement family, the Russells. They found the area's fertile soil and nearby springs perfect for farming. Today, several descendants of the Scotch - Irish settlers still own or occupy their original family farms.

Erected 1999 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 430.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 43° 50.797′ N, 89° 32.572′ W. Marker is near Westfield, Wisconsin, in Marquette County. It is at the intersection of Ember Avenue and 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Ember Avenue. Marker is at the Westfield Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: W7703 Ember Avenue, Westfield WI 53964, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Wisconsin. 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 6 other markers are within 15 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Footprints in the Sands of Time (approx. 7.8 miles away); Korean War (approx. 7.8 miles away); Walter March Ellis (approx. 9.9 miles away); John Muir, Foster Son of Wisconsin (approx. 13.1 miles away); John Muir Memorial Park (approx. 13.1 miles away); The Wee White Kirk (approx. 15.1 miles away).

Photographed by Keith L, June 7, 2009

2. Russell Flats School Marker

Former Russell Flats School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 7, 2009

3. Former Russell Flats School

Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,761 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.