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

Ripon College

Photographed by Keith L, October 28, 2007

1. Ripon College Marker

Inscription. Incorporated January 29, 1851. The first College building, East Hall, was staked out that spring by Ripon city founders David Mapes and Alvan Bovay. Chartered as Brockway College, it was renamed Ripon College in 1864 and graduated its first class, four women, in 1867. Although private and non-sectarian, it was given support by the Winnebago Convention of Presbyterian and Congregational Churches until 1868. A regiment of the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry was mobilized here during the Civil War. The three original buildings are still in use.

Erected 1972 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 184.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 29, 1864.

Location. 43° 50.678′ N, 88° 50.414′ W. Marker is in Ripon, Wisconsin, in Fond du Lac County. It is on Ransom Street north of West Blossom Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ripon WI 54971, 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 walking distance of this marker: First Congregational Church of Ripon (within shouting distance of this marker); The Long Way Home (about 300 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); 300 Watson Street (about 400 feet away); Rotary Square (about 500 feet away); Grand View Hotel (about 800 feet away); 401 Watson Street (about 800 feet away); Birthplace of the Republican Party (approx. 0.2 miles away); 126 E. Jackson Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ripon.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 401 Watson Street (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

East Hall / Ripon College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, October 28, 2007

2. East Hall / Ripon College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,159 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2007, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.