Stevens Point in Portage County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dr. Lee Sherman Dreyfus
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, June 14, 2025
1. Dr. Lee Sherman Dreyfus Marker
At This Site,
Dr. Lee Sherman Dreyfus
Ninth President of WSU
from 1967 - 1972
and First Chancellor of USWP
from 1972 - 1978,
Was Sworn in as
Wisconsin's 40th Governor
on January 1, 1979.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1979.
Location. 44° 31.444′ N, 89° 34.131′ W. Marker is in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, in Portage County. It can be reached from Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2100 Main Street, Stevens Point WI 54481, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ancestors Buried Below Us (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Stanislaus Church World War II Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); The Boy with the Leaking Boot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Portage County Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Casimir Pulaski (approx. 0.6 miles away); Portage County & the Polish Army (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Historic Southside Railroad Complex of Stevens Point (approx. Ύ mile away); Engine 2713 Controls and Operation (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stevens Point.
More about this marker. Marker is located across from the front door of the Old Main Building on the University
this page online
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, June 14, 2025
2. Dr. Lee Sherman Dreyfus Marker
Marker is on a rock by the flagpole.
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch
3. Dr. Lee Sherman Dreyfus Marker
Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch
4. Dr. Lee Sherman Dreyfus Marker
Old Main from Main Street
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 31, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
