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1897 Clark County Jail

 
 
1897 Clark County Jail Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, April 2, 2011
1. 1897 Clark County Jail Markers
Inscription.
The Clark County Historical Society
1897 Jail Museum
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

December 8, 1978



Wisconsin Historical Marker
This property is listed in the
Wisconsin
State Register of
Historic Places
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin



Clark County
Jail
has been recognized as a
Historic Landmark
by the
Neillsville Historic
Preservation Commission

1897

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1888.
 
Location. 44° 33.602′ N, 90° 35.649′ W. Marker is in Neillsville, Wisconsin, in Clark County. It can be reached from East 5th Street near State Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 East 5th Street, Neillsville WI 54456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dickinson-Hoesly House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Major General Clarence L. Sturdevant (about 600 feet away); Neillsville Post Office
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(about 700 feet away); 1919 Case Steam Engine (approx. half a mile away); Neillsville Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); The White Pine in Neillsville History (approx. 0.8 miles away); Clark County Moraines (approx. 3.3 miles away); National Native American Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Neillsville.
 
1897 Clark County Jail and Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, April 2, 2011
2. 1897 Clark County Jail and Markers
1897 Clark County Jail image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, April 2, 2011
3. 1897 Clark County Jail
[west side]
1897 Clark County Jail image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith L, April 2, 2011
4. 1897 Clark County Jail
National Register of Historic Places #78000080
Listed December 8, 1978
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,615 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 5, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
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