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

Roselawn Tower of Memories

May 2003

Photographed by Rick Bernstein

1. Roselawn Tower of Memories Marker

Inscription.
The founders of Roselawn Memorial Park having the foresight to develop the first memorial park type cemetery in the Madison and Monona area
Founded 1932

Erected 2003 by Monona Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is May 2003.

Location. 43° 3.009′ N, 89° 19.145′ W. Marker is in Monona, Wisconsin, in Dane County. It can be reached from East Broadway west of Edna Taylor Parkway, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 East Broadway, Madison WI 53716, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and 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 2 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Edna Taylor Conservation Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Nichols Home - Circa 1878 (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Outlet Mound (approx. 0.8 miles away); Black Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bungalowen (approx. one mile away); Paunack Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Nathaniel Dean Farmhouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Dean House / Nathaniel Dean (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monona.

Photographed by Richard A. Bernstein

2. Roselawn Tower of Memories Marker

Roselawn Tower of Memories image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard A. Bernstein

3. Roselawn Tower of Memories

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,425 times since then and 124 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 5, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2022, by Richard A. Bernstein of Monona, Wisconsin.