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

Clarence Addison Shaler

(1860–1941)

Photographed by Keith L, September 27, 2009

1. Clarence Addison Shaler Marker

West side of marker.

Inscription. Inventor of the Hot-Patch, is fondly remembered by the residents of Waupun for: creating the Shaler Scholarships; being instrumental in the formation of the Rock River Country Club; purchasing for the city the world famous End of the Trail by Fraser and the Recording Angel by Taft; beginning to sculpture at the age of 70 and donating to the city his own works Waubun, Doe and Fawn, and The Pioneers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 43° 38.277′ N, 88° 43.798′ 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.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The End of the Trail (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.

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4.2 miles away); The Raube Road Site (approx. 6.3 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.

Regarding Clarence Addison Shaler. A hot patch is a round small metal cup with rubber sealant on one side and flammable material in the cup. It is clamped onto the tube or tire and the flammable side is punctured with a sharp tool and set on fire, it then bonds the rubber side to the tube or tire.

Also see . . . Clarence Addison Shaler. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on May 26, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

via Find A Grave, unknown

2. Clarence Addison Shaler Marker

Photographed by Keith L, September 27, 2009

3. Clarence Addison Shaler Marker

East side of marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,864 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 19, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. 2. submitted on May 26, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on December 19, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.