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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, in the Corn Belt, in the Driftless Area Bluff Country, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 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
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Museum of Medical Progress (was approx. 3.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).
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 nations natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of mans environment.
1974
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nations natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of mans 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 Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 955 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 21, 2013, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, 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 Richfield, Wisconsin. • William J. Toman was the editor who published this page.
