On County Highway J 0.1 miles south of Akron Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Sir Henry Soloman Wellcome, key figure in the development of pharmaceutics and the promotion of medical research, was born to Yankee settlers on a hardscrabble farm in the vicinity of Almond, Wisconsin, where he spent the first eight years of his . . . — — Map (db m3158) HM
On State Highway 49 north of Cottonville Court, on the left when traveling north.
The Auroraville Fountain has been providing water to this community since just after the Civil War. The land surrounding Auroraville is abundant in natural springs called artesian wells. In 1867, John Keneister of Auroraville bored this . . . — — Map (db m20139) HM
Near 6th Avenue at Beechnut Drive, on the left when traveling south.
The Whistler Mound Group and Enclosure originally consisted of 70 conical or round burial mounds and a low, earthen double enclosure. The site has never been scientifically investigated so the exact date of construction is unknown. Archaeologists, . . . — — Map (db m18192) HM
On 29th Lane 0.2 miles north of Cottonville Court, on the right when traveling north.
On this site once stood the hamlet of Fargoville. In 1864, brothers Thomas and Joseph Hamilton, along with another business partner, built a saw and grist mill on Willow Creek. The nascent town was called Hamilton Mills for the brothers, who also . . . — — Map (db m193853) HM
On County Road W at Portage Street, on the left when traveling north on County Road W.
Originally was used to call the
slaves from the fields at the
Jefferson Davis plantation in
Corinth, Miss. In 1862 during
the Civil War, local soldiers
captured it, and shipped it to
Saxeville. — — Map (db m245532) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 21/73) east of North Waupaca Street (State Highway 22), on the right when traveling west.
In November 1848, in a log cabin, George Atkins here began sheltering travelers over the “Pinery Road.” The next spring John Shumway bought out Atkins and built “The Wautoma Hotel.” A hundred feet east he built a sawmill and . . . — — Map (db m4014) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 73) east of North Waupaca Street (State Highway 22), on the left when traveling east.
This 155mm Howitzer
is dedicated to
All Waushara County, Wisconsin
Veterans
Past and Present
Wolman-Minskey American Legion
Post 317
May 20, 2000 — — Map (db m41802) WM
On Route 22 0.1 miles County Route H when traveling south.
Our community dedicates this memorial to those men and women who served and died for the United States of America to Preserve our precious freedom. — — Map (db m259186) WM
On Main Street (Wisconsin Route 22) at County Route H, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
W·R·C·
Erected in memory
of the defenders of
our country 1861·1865
by the G·A·R: W·R·C· &
the citizens of
Waushara County
G·A·R· — — Map (db m286653) WM
On Route 22 (Wisconsin Route 22) at County Route H, on the left when traveling south on Route 22.
Lest We Forget
Waushara County's memorial
to its sons and daughters
who served as soldiers,
sailors, marines and nurses
in the World War.
1917 · 1919 — — Map (db m286649) WM
