Town of Rhine in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Town of Rhine Memorial Park Monument

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 5, 2013

1. Town of Rhine Memorial Park Monument Marker

Inscription. In April 1867 the citizens of this township approved funds to erect this monument to their Civil War dead. It was dedicated July 4, 1868. 115 men from the Town of Rhine volunteered to serve their country in this great war. 23 never returned. Their names, rank, and the battle in which they lost their life, are inscribed on this monument.

Erected 1974 by Wisconsin Council for Local History. (Marker Number 114.)

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1867.

Location. 43° 50.867′ N, 87° 57.668′ W. Marker is in Town of Rhine, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County. It is at the intersection of Rhine Road and County Route FF, on the right when traveling north on Rhine Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elkhart Lake WI 53020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument 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

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Rhine Civil War Monument (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wacker's Wend (approx. 3 miles away); Site of the Bank of Elkhart Lake (approx. 3 miles away); Elkhart Lake Road Race Circuits (approx. 3 miles away); 1951–52 Start/Finish (approx. 3 miles away); The Lake Street Walkway (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Hard Left (approx. 3.1 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker is Wisconsin Registered Landmark No. 114

Looking north along Rhine Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 5, 2013

2. Looking north along Rhine Road

Town of Rhine Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 5, 2013

3. Town of Rhine Memorial Park

Town of Rhine Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 5, 2013

4. Town of Rhine Civil War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2013, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 670 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 17, 2013, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.