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Near Mazomanie in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Peculiar Corners

(Vermont Township)

 
 
Peculiar Corners Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William J. Toman, March 11, 2012
1. Peculiar Corners Marker
Inscription. In 1898 at this site a post office named Peculiar was opened in Tom Denny's farmhouse. Many colorful tales are told as to how it got its name.
 
Erected by Vermont Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
 
Location. 43° 6.453′ N, 89° 49.112′ W. Marker is near Mazomanie, Wisconsin, in Dane County. It is at the intersection of County Highway F and County Highway FF, on the left when traveling north on County Highway F. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mazomanie WI 53560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Madison. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elvers Corner (approx. 2.8 miles away); Vermont Creek (approx. 3.1 miles away); Village of Dover (approx. 3.9 miles away); Patrons' Mercantile Co-op (approx. 4.1 miles away); John F. Appleby (approx. 4.8 miles away); The Train Wreck of 1906 (approx. 4.8 miles away); Mazomanie Electric Power Plant (approx. 4.8 miles away); Lynch and Walker Flouring Mill (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mazomanie.
 
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Peculiar Corners Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William J. Toman, March 11, 2012
2. Peculiar Corners Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2012, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,577 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2012, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.
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