THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
 
 
 
 
 
 
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University of Wisconsin Historical Markers

A series of 31 markers on the UW-Madison campus made possible by the UW Foundation.
 
By William J. Toman, June 17, 2010
Bascom Hill
1 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — A Grand Experiment — Bascom Hill Historic District —
On North Park Street at State Street Mall, on the left when traveling north on North Park Street.
2 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — A Living Room for Campus — Bascom Hill Historic District —
On Langdon Street at North Park Street, on the right when traveling west on Langdon Street.
3 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — A Stage for All — Bascom Hill Historic District —
On North Park Street at Langdon Street, on the right when traveling north on North Park Street.
4 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Controlling Blood Clotting — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On University Avenue at Babcock Drive, on the right when traveling west on University Avenue.
5 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Discovering Vitamins and Trace Minerals — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Linden Drive at Elm Drive, on the right when traveling west on Linden Drive.
6 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Discovery of Vitamins A and B — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
Near Babcock Drive at University Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
7 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Disease-Resistant Plants — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Babcock Drive at Babcock Drive, on the left when traveling north on Babcock Drive.
8 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Eliminating Pellagra — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
Near Babcock Drive at University Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
9 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — First Chemical Synthesis of a Gene — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On University Avenue at Babcock Drive, on the right when traveling west on University Avenue.
10 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — First Reliable Test of Milk Quality — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Linden Drive at Babcock Drive, on the right when traveling east on Linden Drive.
11 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Forging Agrarian Democracy — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Linden Drive at Henry Mall, on the right when traveling west on Linden Drive.
12 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Genetically Superior Crops — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Linden Drive at Babcock Drive, on the left when traveling west on Linden Drive.
13 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Global Vision — Bascom Hill Historic District —
Near Lincoln Drive.
14 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Leaders in Science — Bascom Hill Historic District —
On North Park Street at Langdon Street, on the left when traveling north on North Park Street.
15 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Mass Production of Penicillin — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Linden Drive at Babcock Drive, on the left when traveling east on Linden Drive.
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16 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Natural Wonders — Bascom Hill Historic District —
On Observatory Drive 0.1 miles west of North Park Street, on the right when traveling west.
17 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — On the Air — Bascom Hill Historic District —
On Observatory Drive near North Park Street, on the left when traveling west.
18 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Pioneering Bacterial Genetics — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Henry Mall at University Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Henry Mall.
19 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Pioneering Human Genetics — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Henry Mall at University Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Henry Mall.
20 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Preventing Endemic Goiter — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Linden Drive at Elm Drive, on the right when traveling north on Linden Drive.
21 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Reform and Revolt — Bascom Hill Historic District —
Near Lincoln Drive.
22 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Revolutionizing Animal Reproduction — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Observatory Drive at Elm Drive, on the right when traveling east on Observatory Drive.
23 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Scientific Approach to Agriculture — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Linden Drive 0.1 miles west of Babcock Drive, on the left when traveling west.
24 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Securing the Future — Bascom Hill Historic District —
Near North Park Street.
25 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — The American Character — Bascom Hill Historic District —
Near Bascom Mall.
26 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — The First Dance — Bascom Hill Historic District —
Near Lincoln Drive.
27 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — The Land Ethic — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Linden Drive at Babcock Drive, on the right when traveling west on Linden Drive.
28 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — The Power of Ideas — Bascom Hill Historic District —
Near Lincoln Drive.
29 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Henry Mall at University Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Henry Mall.
30 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Understanding Immunity — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Linden Drive at Observatory Drive, on the right when traveling north on Linden Drive.
31 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Vitamin D Production Ends Rickets — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Babcock Drive at University Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Babcock Drive.
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32 ► Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation — College of Agricultural and Life Sciences —
On Linden Drive at Henry Mall, on the right when traveling west on Linden Drive.
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026