Sunset Village in Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hoyt Park

Photographed by William J. Toman, April 29, 2011

1. Hoyt Park Marker

Inscription. Frank W. Hoyt (1852 - 1950) was a founder of the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association in 1894. He was its treasurer for 38 years, and served 11 more years on the Madison Parks board when it began managing Madison parks in 1932.

This park was an expansion of Owen Parkway, the first of the several pleasure drives developed by the Association. Hoyt, a native Madisonian, and his wife, Mary, donated gifts of land to enlarge the park in 1924 and again in 1941.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 43° 4.102′ N, 89° 26.44′ W. Marker is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County. It is in Sunset Village. It can be reached from the intersection of Regent Street and Larkin Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3902 Regent Street, Madison WI 53705, 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: Site of Former Greenbush Cemetery Burials (approx. 0.4 miles away); Forest Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Forest Hill Cemetery & Effigy Mound Group (approx. 0.6 miles away); Forest Hill Soldiers' Lot (approx. 0.6 miles away); Unitarian Meeting House

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Keystone House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jacobs House I (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Memory of Our Beloved Sons (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Rest (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Hoyt Park. The Madison Parks Department page for the park. (Submitted on July 10, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.)

Photographed by William J. Toman, April 29, 2011

2. Hoyt Park Marker

The marker is on the chimney of the park shelter. A portion of the park is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 869 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.