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Historical Markers in Middleton, Wisconsin

 
Clickable Map of Dane County, Wisconsin and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Dane County, WI (444) Columbia County, WI (74) Dodge County, WI (26) Green County, WI (11) Iowa County, WI (21) Jefferson County, WI (49) Rock County, WI (35) Sauk County, WI (61)  DaneCounty(444) Dane County (444)  ColumbiaCounty(74) Columbia County (74)  DodgeCounty(26) Dodge County (26)  GreenCounty(11) Green County (11)  IowaCounty(21) Iowa County (21)  JeffersonCounty(49) Jefferson County (49)  RockCounty(35) Rock County (35)  SaukCounty(61) Sauk County (61)
Madison is the county seat for Dane County
Middleton is in Dane County
      Dane County (444)  
ADJACENT TO DANE COUNTY
      Columbia County (74)  
      Dodge County (26)  
      Green County (11)  
      Iowa County (21)  
      Jefferson County (49)  
      Rock County (35)  
      Sauk County (61)  
 
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1 Wisconsin, Dane County, Middleton — 8 — Mendota
Near Century Avenue (County Road M) 0.1 miles east of County Road Q, on the right when traveling east.
The Yahara chain of lakes resulted from glacial action about 40,000 years ago. A massive ice sheet, ¼ mile thick at Madison, gouged hills and widened valleys as it moved inexorably westward. Changing climate caused the glacier to retreat leaving . . . Map (db m35052) HM
2 Wisconsin, Dane County, Middleton — 398 — Pheasant Branch Encampment
On Pheasant Branch Road, 0.4 miles north of Whittlesey Road, on the right when traveling north.
On the night of July 20th, during the Black Hawk War of 1832, Sac Indian leader Black Hawk and his followers camped near this location. Desperate for food and frightened by the approaching military, the Indians fled northwest towards the Wisconsin . . . Map (db m31753) HM
3 Wisconsin, Dane County, Middleton — The Big Church on the Hillside
On Pleasant View Road at Old Sauk Road, on the right when traveling north on Pleasant View Road.
This plaque is dedicated to the early German immigrants who came to the Middleton area between 1840 and 1850 and chose this site for a church. A log church was built just north of this structure in 1854. It soon proved inadequate and a second church . . . Map (db m45342) HM
4 Wisconsin, Dane County, Middleton, Fox Ridge — The Lemcke Farm House
On North Gammon Road at Fortune Drive, on the left when traveling south on North Gammon Road.
Katherine and Henry Lemcke were among the early settlers of Middleton. They came to America in 1863 from Golste, Hanover, Germany. Four generations of Lemckes have made this property their home over 100 years. It was granted the Century Farm . . . Map (db m39089) HM
5 Wisconsin, Dane County, Middleton, Parkside Heights — The Stamm House
On Century Avenue (County Highway M) at Old Creek Road, on the right when traveling east on Century Avenue.
The Stamm House, built in 1847, was an early inn and provisions center for the travelers of the federal military road. The bygone scene saw stage-coaches, wagons of settlers and traders, and native Americans from nearby lakeside encampments. Later . . . Map (db m45340) HM
6 Wisconsin, Dane County, Middleton, Sak's Woods — Early Social Whirl
On University Avenue at Branch Street, on the right when traveling west on University Avenue.
To commemorate Middleton's early social activities, the Middleton Landmarks Commission dedicates this site, which, since the early 1830's, has served as a center of social activity for Middleton's residents. Historic interest includes such . . . Map (db m35084) HM
 
 
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May. 5, 2024