Near Spring Green in Iowa County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Tower Hill State Park
Photographed By William J. Toman, September 5, 2010
1. Tower Hill State Park Marker
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
This area of 60 acres has been used since Civil War days by the people of Iowa, Richland and Sauk Counties as a picnic ground and a common meeting place. It is fitting that this land should become a part of the playground system of the state.
Mrs. Jenkin Lloyd Jones and members of the Jenkin Lloyd Jones family.
Erected 1928 by the State Conservation Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Entertainment.
Location. 43° 8.914′ N, 90° 2.772′ W. Marker is near Spring Green, Wisconsin, in Iowa County. Marker can be reached from County Highway C, 2 miles west of U.S. 14, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spring Green WI 53588, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Old Helena (here, next to this marker); Shot Tower (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Military River Crossing (approx. 0.8 miles away); Welcome to Unity Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Elizabeth Wright Ingraham
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Photographed By William J. Toman, September 5, 2010
2. Tower Hill State Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 748 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2010, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
