Belmont in Lafayette County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1998 Wisconsin Assembly

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 1, 2012

1. 1998 Wisconsin Assembly Marker

Inscription. On January 14, 1998, the Wisconsin Assembly met at the First Capitol in Belmont in honor of the Sesquicentennial of Statehood. The Territorial Legislature held its first session here in 1836, and convened for three more sessions in what is now Burlington, Iowa, during 1837 and 1838. In November of 1838, the legislature moved to Madison, where subsequent sessions have been held. Members of the 1998 Assembly include:

SPEAKER Scott R. Jensen
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Stephen J. Freese
CHIEF CLERK Charles R. Sanders
John H. Ainsworth • Sheryl Albers • Tammy Baldwin • James R. Baumgart • Spencer Black • Peter E. Bock • Frank Boyle • David A. Brandemuehl • Tim Carpenter • G. Spencer Coggs • David A. Cullen • John P. Dobyns • Robert M. Dueholm • Marc C. Duff • Steven M. Foti • John G. Gard • Robert G. Goetsch • Mark A. Green • Barbara Gronemus • Glenn Grothman • Scott L. Gunderson • Eugene Hahn • Joseph W. Handrick • Doris I. Hanson • Sheila E. Harsdorf • Donald W. Hasenohrl • Tom Hebl • Timothy T. Hoven • Gregory B. Huber • Mary Hubler • Michael D. Huebsch • David E. Hutchinson • Suzanne Jeskewitz • DuWayne G. Johnsrud • Dean

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R. Kaufert • Neal J. Kedzie • Carol Kelso • Judith Klusman • Rob Kreibich • James E. Kreuser • Shirley Krug • Peggy Krusick • Walter J. Kunicki • John La Fave • Onnie L. Ladwig • Frank G. Lasee • Mary A. Lazich • John W. Lehman • Michael A. Lehman • Barbara J. Linton • William D. Lorge • Mark Meyer • Johnnie Morris-Tatum • William M. Murat • Terry M. Musser • Stephen L. Nass • Barbara Notestein • Luther S. Olsen • Alvin R. Ott, Jr. • Clifford Otte • Thomas D. Ourada • Carol Owens • Jeffrey T. Plale • Joe Plouff • Cloyd A. Porter • Rosemary Potter • Mike Powers • Marty Reynolds • Antonio R. Riley • Judy Biros Robson • John J. Ryba • Chuck Schafer • Marlin D. Schneider • Lorraine M. Seratti • Rick Skindrud • Thomas J. Springer • Anthony J. Staskunas • John P. Steinbrink • Tom Sykora • David M. Travis • Robert L. Turner • Gregg Underheim • Frank H. Urban • William N. Vander Loop • Daniel P. Vrakas • Scott K. Walker • David W. Ward • Sheldon A. Wasserman • Steve Wieckert • A. Polly Williams • Wayne W. Wood • Leon D. Young • Rebecca Young • Bob Ziegelbauer • Robert K. Zukowski

Erected 1998 by Wisconsin State Historical Society. (Marker

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 1, 2012

2. 1998 Wisconsin Assembly Marker

along side Tommy G. Thompson marker

Number 355.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1835.

Location. 42° 46.13′ N, 90° 21.707′ W. Marker is in Belmont, Wisconsin, in Lafayette County. It is at the intersection of County Route G and County Route B, on the right when traveling west on County Route G. Located in First Capitol State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belmont WI 53510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Belmont, Wisconsin Territory, 1836 (here, next to this marker); Governor Tommy G. Thompson's 1998 Address At Wisconsin's First Capitol

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Land, Lead, and Politics (about 400 feet away); The First Capitol (about 400 feet away); World's Largest M (approx. 2.3 miles away); Platteville Armory (approx. 6 miles away); Platteville Started Here (approx. 6.2 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belmont.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,088 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.