Near Bagley in Grant County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Curtis Memorial Scientific Area
John Thomas Curtis
— 1913-1961 —
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 21, 2013
1. Curtis Memorial Scientific Area Marker
Professor of Botany at the University of Wisconsin. Noted ecologist and outstanding authority on the vegetation of Wisconsin. A founder of the Wisconsin State Board for the Preservation of Scientific Areas, and its first chairman, 1952-1955.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment.
Location. 42° 59.636′ N, 91° 6.737′ W. Marker is near Bagley, Wisconsin, in Grant County. Marker is on State Park Lane, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in Wyalusing State Park. Park admission fees apply. The marker is located at the east end of the Wisconsin Ridge campground area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bagley WI 53801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Camp Nelson Dewey (approx. 0.3 miles away); Passenger Pigeon Monument (approx. one mile away); Pikes Peak Overlook Landscape Interpretation (approx. 2.6 miles away in Iowa); Point of Discovery (approx. 2.6 miles away in Iowa); Prairie du Chien Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); William Beaumont, M. D. (approx. 3.8 miles away); Black Hawk's Surrender (approx. 3.8 miles away); Site of the Second Fort Crawford (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bagley.
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Also see . . .
1. John Thomas Curtis. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 20, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Wyalusing Hardwood Forest State Natural Area. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website entry (Submitted on November 2, 2013, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.)
via Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame, unknown
2. John Thomas Curtis
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 21, 2013
3. Curtis Memorial Scientific Area Marker
The Curtis Memorial Scientific Area marker is on the right. A Wyalusing Hardwood Forest natural landmark marker is on the left.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 21, 2013
4. Wyalusing Hardwood Forest Marker
Wyalusing Hardwood Forest has been designated a
Registered Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nation’s natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of man’s environment.
1974
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nation’s natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of man’s environment.
1974
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 21, 2013
5. Wyalusing Hardwood Forest
Looking northeast over the Wisconsin River and Wyalusing Hardwood Forest State Natural Area.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2013, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 21, 2013, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. 2. submitted on November 20, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 21, 2013, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • William J. Toman was the editor who published this page.
