Waupun in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The End of the Trail

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 25, 2024

1. The End of the Trail Marker

Inscription. Created as a tribute to the American Indian by James Earle Fraser (1876–1953) when only 17. His twice life-sized plaster replica gained world fame at the 1915 San Franciso Exposition. Clarence Shaler, Waupun industrialist, commissioned this first bronze casting. Dedication was June 23, 1929. Chief John Big Tree, Fraser's model, was the honored guest at Waupun's 125th Jubilee July 1–4, 1964.

Erected 1975 by the Waupun Historical Society. (Marker Number 120.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1974.

Location. 43° 38.258′ N, 88° 43.852′ W. Marker is in Waupun, Wisconsin, in Fond du Lac County. It can be reached from North Madison Street (County Highway M) 0.4 miles north of East Main Street (State Highway 49), on the left when traveling north. Marker is in Shaler Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waupun WI 53963, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley.

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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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clarence Addison Shaler (within shouting distance of this marker); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); Auto Race (approx. ¾ mile away); From Glacier to Refuge (approx. 2.9 miles away); Horicon Marsh (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Raube Road Site (approx. 6.4 miles away); First House Site in Dodge County, Wisconsin (approx. 9½ miles away); Bernard R. "Bunny" Berigan (approx. 10.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waupun.

More about this marker. This is a Wisconsin Registered Landmark – Number 120.

Photographed by Keith L, September 27, 2009

2. The End of the Trail Marker

The End of the Trail Marker and Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, September 27, 2009

3. The End of the Trail Marker and Statue

End of the Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, September 27, 2009

4. End of the Trail

Plaque by Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, September 27, 2009

5. Plaque by Statue

This statue has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Dept. of the Interior. [National Register #80000136]

The End of the Trail, Oklahoma City, Cowboy Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 1, 1996

6. The End of the Trail, Oklahoma City, Cowboy Museum

The End of the Trail Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 25, 2024

7. The End of the Trail Statue

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 25, 2024

8. The End of the Trail Marker

A closeup of James Earle Fraser's End of the Trail, unveiled June 23, 1929 by Fraser and Clarence A. Shaler.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,188 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 12, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 6. submitted on February 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7, 8. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.