In memory of
our comrads.
Buried in
unknown graves.
———
Henry R. Coffin. Charles Bloom. John Chapman.
Co. G. 2d Reg. Wis. Vol. •
Clovis V. Bushnell.
Co. B. 40th Reg. Wis. Vol. • . . . — — Map (db m37975) HM
This plot of land, locally known as "Potter's Field", served as the final resting place for nearly 250 residents of the Columbia County Asylum. Indigent asylum residents left unclaimed by family members were buried here from 1871 until 1971, nearly . . . — — Map (db m185566) HM
Major Dickason
Major Elbert Dickason founded Wyocena in 1843. He platted and named the village in 1846. He was instrumental in Wyocena being temporarily named the county seat. He died in 1848 and is buried in the Wyocena Cemetery.
Erhardt . . . — — Map (db m37115) HM
Major Elbert Dickason
Major Elbert Dickason founder of Wyocena, was born in Virginia in 1799. He moved to Illinois where he joined their militia during the Black Hawk War. Representing a Milwaukee land investor, he founded Columbus in 1839. . . . — — Map (db m22839) HM
Wyona Park
This site has traditionally been a popular picnic area for Wyocena residents. As early as 1905, approximately 1,000 people attended an insurance company picnic at this location. In 1948, Gordon Spear, a lifetime Wyocena resident, . . . — — Map (db m36448) HM
