Merton in Waukesha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Village of Merton

Photographed by Linda Hansen, 2009

1. Village of Merton Marker

Inscription. Early Potawatomi Indians had a camp trail on ridge south of Bark River, which became part of Military Trail. Wm. O'Dell, about 1840, built first settler cabin near Bark. In 1848 the Township was called "Warren". Local people wanted a Post Office, but Wisconsin already had a Warren's P.O. So the local name was changed to "Merton". First hotel built 1847 by W.W. Caswell. First school started in 1843 in log cabin with D.S. Foote as teacher. School built in 1848 on Main St. with new school built in 1922. In 1843 First Baptist Church formed. In 1880 St. John's United Church of Christ started. In 1917 Merton Fire Dept. founded. On March 7, 1922 257 residents voted to incorporate Village of Merton. In 1992 to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Village of Merton and the 75th of the Fire Dept. The Vietnam Moving Wall was brought to the Village. This was the first time Moving Wall was on display in southeastern Wis.

Erected 1999 by Waukesha County Historical Society and funded by Village of Merton. (Marker Number 16-04.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1913.

Location. 43° 8.99′ N, 88° 18.456′ W. Marker is in

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Merton, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. It can be reached from Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Main Street across from Fireman's Park, Merton WI 53056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Martin C. Weber, Sr. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The “Fort Hill” Indian Mounds of Merton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Plainview School No. 4 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Beaumont Hop House (approx. 2 miles away); Monches (approx. 3.1 miles away); North Lake (approx. 3.1 miles away); Town of Lisbon (approx. 3.3 miles away); Sixteen School (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Merton.

Other markers no longer nearby. First Baptist Church Of Merton (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named First Baptist Church Of Merton (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Linda Hansen, 2009

2. Village of Merton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2011, by Linda Hansen of Waukesha, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,391 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2011, by Linda Hansen of Waukesha, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.