Near Elkhart Lake in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Marsh Turn
Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake
Photographed by Keith L, August 17, 2011
1. The Marsh Turn Marker
Marker donated by: Jim Dentici and Carl Raclin in honor of automobile racing in God's Country.
Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake listed on the National Register of Historic Places February 17, 2006.
Erected 2006 by Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake; Jim Dentici and Carl Raclin. (Marker Number 7.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is February 17, 1893.
Location. 43° 50.845′ N, 88° 2.481′ W. Marker is near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County. It is on County Road P south of County Road J, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elkhart Lake WI 53020, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Broughton Sheboygan Marsh Park & Wildlife Area (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1950 Start/Finish (approx. half a mile away); The Hard Right (approx. one mile away); Peck's Alley (approx. 1.3 miles away); Briggs' Bend (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ted's Turn
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More about this marker. The Village of Elkhart Lake and the roads surrounding Elkhart Lake hosted open-road sports car racing in 1950, 1951 and 1952. Fourteen historical markers were placed around the circuits (to commemorate the names and the events that occurred) by Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake, a Wisconsin non-profit corporation.
Also see . . . Elkhart Lake Historic Race Circuits. Website homepage (Submitted on August 11, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Keith L, August 17, 2011
2. The Marsh Turn Marker
Photographed by Keith L, August 17, 2011
3. The Marsh Turn Marker
Photographed by Keith L, August 17, 2011
4. The Marsh Turn Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 913 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 17, 2011, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
