Near West Salem in La Crosse County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hamlin Garland

1860 – 1940

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

1. Hamlin Garland Marker

Inscription. "A Son of the Middle Border" is buried here with his wife and pioneer parents.

Erected by Hamlin Garland Junior Historical Club of the West Salem Junior High School. (Marker Number 100.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list.

Location. 43° 55.265′ N, 91° 4.4′ W. Marker is near West Salem, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It can be reached from Asmus Road (State Highway 108) 0.2 miles west of County Highway C, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Neshonoc Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: N5514 Asmus Road, West Salem WI 54669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Wisconsin. It is also 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Village of Neshonoc (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Hamlin Garland (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hamlin Garland House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 2.7 miles away); Stanley R. Christianson (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Mindoro Cut (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Valley View Site

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(approx. 7.2 miles away); Luther College (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Salem.

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

2. Hamlin Garland Marker

Hamlin Garland Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

3. Hamlin Garland Gravestone

Neshonoc Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 23, 2008

4. Neshonoc Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,640 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.