Near Lyndon Station in Juneau County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 19, 2015

1. Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway Marker

Inscription. A living memorial to and in honor of all Wisconsin veterans, living and dead, of all wars in which the United States of America has engaged.
Color guard of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment with Old Abe at Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1863
The contributions of Wisconsin veterans date to the Civil War, when over 90,000 men took up arms to preserve the Union at places like Antietam, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg. Since then, numerous Wisconsin men and women have served in our nation’s military during times of peace and war.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Heroes.

Location. 43° 45.051′ N, 89° 56.945′ W. Memorial is near Lyndon Station, Wisconsin, in Juneau County. It can be reached from Interstate 94, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in Rest Area 10, in the westbound lanes of I-94. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lyndon Station WI 53944, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Wisconsin. 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 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Sand Counties – Aldo Leopold Territory (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wisconsin River (approx. one mile away); The Iron Brigade (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lyndon Station Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.6

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miles away); Hop Raising (approx. 3.8 miles away); Orland S. Loomis (1893–1942) (approx. 7.1 miles away); Stewart's Chapel (approx. 7.4 miles away); Leaping the Chasm (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lyndon Station.

More about this memorial. A photograph of the 8th Wisconsin appears at the top of the marker. Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 19, 2015

2. Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 19, 2015

3. Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 589 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.