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

Doctor Edwin Ellis

1824 - 1903

— Father of Ashland —

Doctor Edwin Ellis Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach

1. Doctor Edwin Ellis Marker

Inscription. A man of indomitable faith, he brought culture to a wilderness.

Learning and religion were of first concern. Freely giving to both, he labored unceasingly for a city whose good lay very close to his heart.

Erected 1954 by Chequamegon Junior Historical Society of Ashland High School.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 46° 35.657′ N, 90° 52.429′ W. Marker is in Ashland, Wisconsin, in Ashland County. It is at the intersection of Stuntz Avenue and 3rd Street East, on the right when traveling south on Stuntz Avenue. Marker is located in the northeast corner of Ellis Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ashland WI 54806, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s North Shore. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Corn Belt,

and on Lake Superior’s South Shore Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Security Savings Bank (approx. 0.6 miles away); Soo Line Decapod - 950 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Schooner Lucerne (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (approx. ¾ mile away); Northland College (approx. one mile away); Radisson-Groseilliers Fort

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Voices in the Mist (approx. 3 miles away); Lands Along the Lake (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashland.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, February 2, 2016

2. Doctor Edwin Ellis Marker

Back side of the market, nestled in some bushes.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, February 2, 2016

3. Doctor Edwin Ellis Marker

Ellis Central Fire Station in background.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, February 2, 2016

4. Doctor Edwin Ellis Marker

From the street corner

Old Ashland City Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, February 2, 2016

5. Old Ashland City Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2016, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,057 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 19, 2016, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.