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

Dickason Park

Major Dickason

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Toppe Field

Erhardt Toppe

 
 
Major Dickason Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, October 2, 2010
1. Major Dickason Marker
Inscription.
Major Dickason
Major Elbert Dickason founded Wyocena in 1843. He platted and named the village in 1846. He was instrumental in Wyocena being temporarily named the county seat. He died in 1848 and is buried in the Wyocena Cemetery.

Erhardt Toppe
Erhardt Toppe was solely responsible for recruiting and managing a baseball team that won the 40 team Home Talent League championship in 1953 and 1954. Toppe gave many youthful ballplayers their first baseball experience.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersSports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.
 
Location. 43° 29.74′ N, 89° 18.476′ W. Marker is in Wyocena, Wisconsin, in Columbia County. It is at the intersection of East Monroe Street (County Highway G) and South Jackson Street on East Monroe Street. Marker is at Dickason Park / Toppe Field. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wyocena WI 53969, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Madison. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Major Elbert Dickason / Dickason's "Hotel" (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Columbia County Asylum Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wyona Park / Rifle Pit Legend
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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Historic Pardeeville / Belmont Hotel (approx. 2.9 miles away); Angie Williams Cox Public Library (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pardeeville World War I Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Samuel & Chloe Leonard Doud (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wyocena.
 
Erhardt Toppe Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, October 2, 2010
2. Erhardt Toppe Marker
Major Dickason / Erhardt Toppe Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, October 2, 2010
3. Major Dickason / Erhardt Toppe Marker
Major Dickason / Erhardt Toppe Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, October 2, 2010
4. Major Dickason / Erhardt Toppe Marker
Gravestone of Major Dickason image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, October 2, 2010
5. Gravestone of Major Dickason
Major. Elbert Dickason, Died August 9, 1848. Aged 48 yrs. 9 mo. & 9 ds.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,240 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 20, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
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