Near Poynette in Columbia County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway

Photographed by McGhiever, July 4, 2024

1. Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway Marker

Inscription.

A living memorial to and in honor of all Wisconsin veterans, living and dead, of all wars in which the United States of America has engaged.

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.
Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

Erected by Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 43° 25.734′ N, 89° 29.001′ W. Memorial is near Poynette, Wisconsin, in Columbia County. It can be reached from Interstate 90, on the right when traveling south. The marker is at Portage Rest Area 11 on eastbound/southbound Interstate 39/90/94. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Poynette WI 53955, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans of the American Revolution Memorial Bridge (a few steps from this

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marker); Rest Areas on the I-Roads (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans of the American Revolution Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Circus (approx. half a mile away); The Old Village of Dekorra (approx. 2.3 miles away); Wallis Rowan and His Cabin (approx. 4.9 miles away); St. Mary's of the Pines (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Poynette.

Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway marker (left) at Rest Area 11 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, July 4, 2024

2. Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway marker (left) at Rest Area 11

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 27, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2. submitted on July 26, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.