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

Carlos J. Martin Memorial Native American Interpretive Site

Carlos J. Martin Native American Interpretive Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, July 24, 2025

1. Carlos J. Martin Native American Interpretive Site Marker

Inscription.
This site is hereby dedicated to the memory of Carlos J. Martin Jr. in recognition of thirty one years of public service on the county board, fourteen years on the park commission, ten years as chairman.

He was instrumental in the growth of the parks movement, the preservation of the environmental, historical and archaeological qualities of the Nine Springs E-Way.

Erected 1985 by Dane County Park Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 43° 1.592′ N, 89° 19.953′ W. Marker is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County. It can be reached from the William G. Lunney Lake Farm County Park road north of Libby Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is on a boulder just southwest of the Lake Farm Observatory Tower. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4330 Libby Road, Madison WI 53711, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lake Farm Archaeological District (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Bud Morton 1907-1992 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lewis Nine Springs E-Way (approx. 0.9 miles

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

away); MMSD Wildlife Observation Area (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Lewis Nine Springs E-Way / Philip and Elizabeth Lewis (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Wildlife Observation Area / From Wastewater to Habitat (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Gilman Mounds (approx. 0.9 miles away); Black Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Marker (lower right) near the Lake Farm Observation Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, July 24, 2025

2. Marker (lower right) near the Lake Farm Observation Tower

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 20 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.