Green Bay in Brown County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Zachary Taylor
"Old Rough and Ready"
Photographed By Robert L Weber
1. Zachary Taylor Marker
Major Zachary Taylor served as commandant of Fort Howard for nearly three years, arriving in the spring of 1817 with 500 men of the fifth United States Infantry.
He would become the twelfth president of the United States on the fifth of March, 1849 and die in office on the ninth of July, 1850.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #12 Zachary Taylor series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1849.
Location. 44° 31.132′ N, 88° 1.061′ W. Marker is in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in Brown County. Marker is on 128 Dousman Street (U.S. 141) close to Museum Place, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Green Bay WI 54303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Howard Stockade (within shouting distance of this marker); Chicago & North Western Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Packers Heritage Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alexis De Tocqueville (about 400 feet away); Downtown Green Bay (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Fort Howard Story (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Green Bay Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clarke Hinkle Tugs at a Young Boy's Heartstrings (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Green Bay.
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Also see . . . Zachary Taylor - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 1, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed By Robert L Weber
2. Zachary Taylor Statue in Leicht Park
Photographed By Robert L Weber, June 9, 2011
3. Zachary Taylor Marker and Titletown Brewery in background
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
4. Zachary Taylor
This 1848 portrait of Zachary Taylor by James Reid Lambdin hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“Throughout his career as a professional soldier Zachary Taylor took no more than a passing, interest in politics. But his victories at the battles of Palo Alto, Monterrey, and Buena Vista during the Mexican War changed all of that. In their wake, this ‘rough and ready’ general became eminently ripe for elective office. Even if Taylor had wanted to, he perhaps could not have stopped the groundswell of determination within the Whig Party to elect him president in 1848.
Upon entering the White House, Taylor declared his intention to bring harmony to the Union. Yet his refusal to placate the South by allowing slavery in some of the new territories acquired during the Mexican war did quite the opposite. Within a year of Taylor's coming to office, the country seemed to be moving toward civil war. Only after his unexpected death in July 1850 did compromise on this divisive issue become possible.” — National Portrait Gallery
“Throughout his career as a professional soldier Zachary Taylor took no more than a passing, interest in politics. But his victories at the battles of Palo Alto, Monterrey, and Buena Vista during the Mexican War changed all of that. In their wake, this ‘rough and ready’ general became eminently ripe for elective office. Even if Taylor had wanted to, he perhaps could not have stopped the groundswell of determination within the Whig Party to elect him president in 1848.
Upon entering the White House, Taylor declared his intention to bring harmony to the Union. Yet his refusal to placate the South by allowing slavery in some of the new territories acquired during the Mexican war did quite the opposite. Within a year of Taylor's coming to office, the country seemed to be moving toward civil war. Only after his unexpected death in July 1850 did compromise on this divisive issue become possible.” — National Portrait Gallery
Photographed By Melinda Roberts, July 15, 2012
5. Zachary Taylor Marker
Marker is located at the entrance to Leicht Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2010, by Bob (peach) Weber of Dewey, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,505 times since then and 116 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 22, 2010, by Bob (peach) Weber of Dewey, Arizona. 3. submitted on June 9, 2011, by Bob (peach) Weber of Dewey, Arizona. 4. submitted on August 27, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on July 15, 2012, by Melinda Roberts of De Pere, United States. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
