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Shullsburg in Lafayette County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

The Old Chicago Stageroad

 
 
The Old Chicago Stageroad Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, June 30, 2015
1. The Old Chicago Stageroad Marker
Inscription. This stone marks the old Chicago stageroad, and the tavern built by Fortunatus Berry in 1829.
 
Erected by Erected by the D.A.R. of Shullsburg.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceNotable BuildingsRoads & VehiclesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
 
Location. 42° 32.264′ N, 90° 14.507′ W. Marker is in Shullsburg, Wisconsin, in Lafayette County. It is on Sedgwick Lane Ό mile north of County Route W, on the left when traveling west. Marker is one-half mile east of the intersection of County O and County W, on the deadend Sedgwick Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21527 Sedgwick Ln, Shullsburg WI 53586, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, in the Corn Belt, and in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historical Badger Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Historical Badger Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); United Methodist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Wisconsin Lead Region (approx. 2½ miles away); Saint Matthew Catholic Parish (approx. 2½ miles away);
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The School District of Shullsburg (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. Augustine Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Benton Wisconsin Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shullsburg.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Badger Mine – Badger Lot Diggings (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Regarding The Old Chicago Stageroad. Information from the Frineds of the Berry Tavern Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/BerryTavern
 
The Old Chicago Stageroad Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, June 30, 2015
2. The Old Chicago Stageroad Marker
The Old Berry Tavern image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, June 30, 2015
3. The Old Berry Tavern
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2015, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2015, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 12, 2026