Oshkosh in Winnebago County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Smith–Buckstaff
Photographed by Keith L, August 21, 2010
1. Smith–Buckstaff Marker
by
John and Lois Smith
and the heirs of
John and Sarah Buckstaff
Erected by the Smith School
Parents and Teachers Association 1933.
Erected 1933 by Smith School Parents and Teachers Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 44° 0.008′ N, 88° 32.56′ W. Marker is in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in Winnebago County. It is on Oregon Street (Alternate U.S. 41) south of West 17th Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1745 Oregon Street, Oshkosh WI 54902, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: S. J. Wittman (approx. 0.7 miles away); Oshkosh Korean and Vietnam War Memorials (approx. ¾ mile away); Oshkosh World War II Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Oldest House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Webster Stanley (approx. 1.1 miles away); Civil War Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Grand Opera House (approx. 1.2 miles away); North Main Street Historic District (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oshkosh.
More about this marker. The following
this page online
"At the special meeting of the Smith School Parent-Teacher association, held Thursday afternoon at the school, it was decided to erect a memorial marker on the school premises.
The marker will be known as the Smith-Buckstaff marker in tribute to the man whose name the school bears and who gave the property on which the school now stands, and in honor of another pioneer, whose heirs-at-law provided the property adjoining the original grounds, to be used as recreational space.
The marker will be placed at the boundary line of the two tracts of land....
The executive committee of the organization will confer with members of the Winnebago County Archeological and Historical society, which is cooperating in securing the marker."
Photographed by Keith L, August 21, 2010
2. Smith–Buckstaff Marker
Photographed by Keith L, August 21, 2010
3. Smith Elementary School and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,150 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
