On State Highway 31 at Five Mile Road on State Highway 31.
In 1850, Czech immigrants from Bohemia and Moravia, now regions in the Czech Republic, established a rural settlement between Five Mile and Seven Mile Roads in Caledonia Township. This early settlement known as “Ceska Betlemska” or . . . — — Map (db m34224) HM
On South Main Street at 10th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
(side A)
The Blake House
Italian Villa in style, this cream brick house was built in 1868 for George and Roxilana Bull. Lucius and Caroline Blake purchased the house in 1873 and it remained in the family until 1926.
Most . . . — — Map (db m47801) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 32) north of 6th Street (State Highway 32), on the left when traveling north.
In memory of Racine's
loyal and noble sons
who enlisted to defend
and perpetuate the union
of these United States in the
War of 1861-1865 — — Map (db m69196) WM
On N. Main Street at Goold Street, on the right when traveling north on N. Main Street.
Cream Brick Cottages Racine’s rapid and diversified industrial growth after the Civil War attracted a large working population to the city. Desiring their own homes, many workers built modest cottages of similar design in wood or brick. A high . . . — — Map (db m34263) HM
On Washington Avenue (State Highway 32) at 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
The Building
The City of Racine purchased the site in 1869 for $1,000, but deferred the actual construction of a new building for over a decade. After several unsuccessful bids for an engine house, Alderman Lucius Blake convinced the . . . — — Map (db m69162) HM
On College Avenue at 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on College Avenue.
The congregation was organized in 1839 and this building was erected in 1851. The architect was Lucas Bradley, an elder of this church. The building has won national recognition as a superb example of the Greek Revival style. Authorities have . . . — — Map (db m253683) HM
On College Avenue near 7th Street, on the right when traveling east.
In the years before the Civil War, this surviving landmark church,
founded in 1839 and dedicated in 1851, required that prospective
members swear that they had never owned slaves. Anti-slavery
sermons were regularly delivered from its pulpit. . . . — — Map (db m253686) HM
On Villa Street near 8th Street, on the right when traveling south.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church is Racine's oldest
Lutheran congregation. It is also one of the oldest churches
in its parent body, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
From its inception, First Evangelical has felt a close bond to . . . — — Map (db m253682) HM
On Michigan Boulevard at High Street, on the right when traveling north on Michigan Boulevard.
This memorial is dedicated in memory of Capt Gilbert Knapp who founded Racine, Wisconsin in the year 1834
This memorial is a bequest to the City of Racine by Herman C. Menge — — Map (db m69197) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 32) north of 6th Street (State Highway 32), on the left when traveling north.
[Front]
Jerome Increase Case
Inventor, developer and manufacturer of mechanized threshing machines and steam traction engines; business leader, mayor of Racine, state senator; president of Racine County Agricultural Society, founder of . . . — — Map (db m69185) HM
John M. Anderson, elephant trainer with the Great Wallace Circus Show, died in Racine on June 3, 1898 at the age of 54 when he was killed by his elephant. — — Map (db m109266) HM
On March 11, 1854, the largest crowd that had ever assembled here met to protest the capture of Joshua Glover, a fugitive slave who had lived and worked in Racine for two years. A committee of 100 then took a boat to Milwaukee where Glover had been . . . — — Map (db m254505) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 32) north of 6th Street (State Highway 32), on the left when traveling north.
Haymarket Square.
On March 10, 1854, the largest crowd that had ever assembled here met to protest the capture of Joshua Glover, a fugitive slave who had lived and worked in Racine for two years. A committee of 100 then took a boat to . . . — — Map (db m69183) HM
Mound Cemetery derives its name from the fourteen prehistoric Indian mounds found here.
On February 3, 1851 this land was purchased by Norman Clark and James Kinzie of the village of Racine, from Joseph Ouilmett the Indian of Wausau, . . . — — Map (db m68645) HM
On Washington Avenue (State Highway 32) at 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
The Building
In 1929, the Racine Common Council began the process of creating a new City Hall. The council received two design proposals: one from local architect J. Mandor Matson and another from a Chicago firm. The mayor and aldermen . . . — — Map (db m69164) HM
On South Main Street at 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Erected in 1904 with a Carnegie grant and the efforts of dedicated local people, this Bedford stone structure was Racine’s first specifically designed library building. The architect was John Mauran of St. Louis and the builder A.H. Harcus of . . . — — Map (db m47727) HM
On Pershing Park Drive at 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on Pershing Park Drive.
Racine's Harbor has gone through many transformations since the city's first settlers arrived. In 1836 the Root River entered the lake near the center of today's Gaslight Pointe. While the river channel was as much as 15 feet deep, the entrance . . . — — Map (db m69181) HM
On Main Street at 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Racine Heritage Museum, custodian of the history of Racine
County, earned designation by the National Parks Service as a
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom facility in
2001. The Museum maintains core exhibits on Racine . . . — — Map (db m254482) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 32) north of 6th Street (State Highway 32), on the left when traveling north.
This block of land was known as Market Square when Racine was laid out as a village in 1837. This area was covered with shade trees, was the location of the town pump, and was used by the early settlers as a place to by and sell produce.
The . . . — — Map (db m69195) HM
In the mid-1800s, fugitive slaves traveled to Racine, hid in local sanctuaries, and embarked on the maritime connection of the Underground Railroad. Ships of abolition-friendly Great Lakes captains took them to Canadian ports and their freedom. The . . . — — Map (db m134929) HM
On 6th Street at Lake Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 6th Street.
In Memory of
Robert J. Goebel, Lt. Col. USAF
In June 1942, a captured Messerschmitt Bf-109 was
exhibited in a former Racine park just north of this
location, inspiring Bob Goebel, a young Army Air
Corps recruit. Goebel, a Racine . . . — — Map (db m253687) WM
On 4th Street at Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 4th Street.
Around dusk on March 10, 1854, Joshua Glover's former master along with a St. Louis police officer, two deputy U.S. marshals, and four others appeared at Marvin Armour's livery door. The posse took two wagons and headed for Glover's cabin at the . . . — — Map (db m255213) HM
Near 12th Street 0.1 miles north of Washington Avenue.
Three American Revolution patriots rest in this cemetery. A fourth soldier is also recognized here.
Elisha Raymond was born in 1761. In 1776, at age 15, he enlisted in the Rhode Island Militia and completed seven tours of duty. In 1835, he . . . — — Map (db m34298) HM
On South Main Street at Fourteenth Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Southside Historic District Extending west from Lake Michigan to Park Avenue and south from Eighth Street to DeKoven Avenue, Racine’s Southside Historic District contains one of Wisconsin’s highest concentrations of grand historic houses. . . . — — Map (db m34265) HM
In 1873 the Rev. Dr. J.W. Carhart of Racine designed and operated the first light self-propelled highway vehicle in the United States, and probably the first in the world. He named it the Spark. It was driven by a two cylinder steam engine, steered . . . — — Map (db m34220) HM
On Washington Avenue (State Highway 32) at 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
The City of Racine dedicates this flagpole to the veterans of our community who have served with honor in the Armed Forces of the United States of America — — Map (db m69160) WM
