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

Carroll College

Photographed by Paul F, September 20, 2009

1. Carroll College Marker

Inscription. Carroll College, chartered by the Territorial Legislature in January 31, 1846, is Wisconsin’s oldest college. Named for Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, it advanced the work of Prairieville Academy, founded in 1841 in Prairieville, the town soon to be called Waukesha.

Carroll College opened on September 8, 1846 with an enrollment of five men and a faculty of two. Of the latter, Professor Eleazur Root subsequently became Wisconsin’s first Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Professor John W. Sterling served as Vice President of the University of Wisconsin from 1869 to 1885. The college became affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in 1852. On land donated by Morris D. Cutler and Charles R. Dakin, both of Waukesha, a two-story stone college building was erected in 1853.

Under presidents John Adams Savage (1850-1863) and Walter Lowry Rankin (1866-1871, 1893-1903) the college grew and became firmly established as Wisconsin’s Pioneer College.

Erected 1972 by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. (Marker Number 185.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1844.

Location.

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43° 0.191′ N, 88° 13.617′ W. Marker is in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. It is at the intersection of East Ave and W College Avenue, on the right when traveling south on East Ave. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 N East Ave, Waukesha WI 53186, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

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: Milwaukee and Madison Railway Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Cutler Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lindholm Vocational & Adult School (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Legion Home (approx. half a mile away); Silurian Spring (approx. half a mile away); Waukesha City - Cutler Park (approx. half a mile away); Rotunda (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Waukesha Freeman (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waukesha.

Other markers no longer nearby. Club 400 (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Les Paul (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing); Prehistoric Indian Mound (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Carroll College History - Carroll University website. (Submitted on August 19, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin.)

Photographed by Paul F, September 20, 2009

2. Carroll College Marker

Main gate entrance to Carroll University campus.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,819 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on August 19, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.