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

Pere Marquette Historic Site

Photographed by Paul F, September 27, 2010

1. Pere Marquette Historic Site Marker

Inscription. Designated as a landmark of the City of Milwaukee in 1972, commemorating the place where Father Marquette, French Jesuit missionary, explorer of the Mississippi Valley and Lake Michigan, camped with two companions on November 23-27, 1674.

Erected 1972.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1782.

Location. 43° 2.567′ N, 87° 54.857′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Westown. It is at the intersection of Old World Third Street and West State Street, on the right when traveling north on Old World Third Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53203, 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 walking distance of this marker: Birthplace of the American League (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pere Jacques Marquette, S.J. (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Pere Jacques Marquette, S.J. (about 400 feet away); Father Marquette's Camp - 1674 (about 400 feet away); Robert "Red" Wilson (about 500 feet away); Robert Stuckert (about 500 feet away); Fred Roethlisberger (about 500 feet away); Paul Hornung (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.

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Photographed by Paul F, September 27, 2010

2. Pere Marquette Historic Site Marker

Plaque on stone underneath Pere Marquette Park sign.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,094 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.