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Extent of the Peshtigo Fire image, Touch for more information
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Extent of the Peshtigo Fire
1 Wisconsin, Marinette County, Peshtigo — 1 — Peshtigo Fire Cemetery
On Oconto Avenue (County Highway B) west of Ellis Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
2 Wisconsin, Rock County, Clinton — 2 — Jefferson Prairie Settlement
On State Highway 140 at East State Line Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 140.
3 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Mineral Point — 5 — Shake Rag
On Shake Rag Street east of Wisconsin Highway 23, on the right when traveling east.
4 Wisconsin, Ashland County, Ashland — 6 — Radisson-Groseilliers Fort
On Lake Shore Drive West (U.S. 2) at Turner Road, on the right when traveling west on Lake Shore Drive West.
5 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Arena — 7 — Village of Dover
On U.S. 14, 0.1 miles east of Dover Lane, on the left when traveling east.
6 Wisconsin, Trempealeau County, Trempealeau — 8 — The Mississippi River Parkway:First Project
Near East 3rd Street / Great River Road (State Highway 35) 0.4 miles east of Chase Street (County Highway K), on the right when traveling east.
7 Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Greenbush — 9 — Old Wade House State Park
On Plank Road at Center Street on Plank Road.
8 Wisconsin, Crawford County, Prairie du Chien — 10 — Villa Louis
On North Villa Louis Road north of Bolvin Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
9 Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Lake Mills — 11 — Aztalan
On County Road Q, 0.3 miles south of County Road B, on the left when traveling south.
10 Wisconsin, Outagamie County, Appleton — 12 — World's First Hydroelectric Central Station
On Vulcan Street at East North Island, on the right when traveling south on Vulcan Street. Reported permanently removed.
11 Wisconsin, Rock County, Shopiere — 13 — Home of Governor Harvey
On County Road S at County Road J, on the right when traveling east on County Road S.
12 Wisconsin, Chippewa County, Jim Falls — 14 — Old Abe, the War Eagle
On State Highway 178, 0.1 miles south of 150th Avenue/Barn Road, on the right when traveling north.
13 Wisconsin, Douglas County, Superior — 15 — Old Stockade Site
On Harbor View Parkway/East Second Street (U.S. 53).
14 Wisconsin, Juneau County, Camp Douglas — 16 — Castle Rock
On County Highway C north of Interstate 90/94, on the right when traveling east.
15 Wisconsin, Washington County, West Bend — 17 — Lizard Mound Co. Park(Lizard Mound State Park)
Near County Highway A, 0.2 miles east of County Highway 144. Reported missing.
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16 Wisconsin, Dane County, Blue Mounds — 18 — Brigham Park
Near County Route F, 0.8 miles north of Cave of the Mounds Road, on the right when traveling north.
17 Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Cambridge — 19 — Lake Ripley
Near Park Road, 0.1 miles north of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling north.
18 Wisconsin, Rock County, Janesville — 20 — First State FairOctober 1-2, 1851
On South Atwood Avenue at East Court Street, on the right when traveling north on South Atwood Avenue.
19 Wisconsin, Vilas County, Land O' Lakes — 21 — Wisconsin River Headwaters
On U.S. 45, 1.3 miles south of County Highway B, on the right when traveling south.
20 Wisconsin, Pepin County, Stockholm — 22 — Site of Fort St. Antoine1686
On The Great River Road (State Highway 35) 1.2 miles south of County Highway JJ, on the right when traveling south.
21 Wisconsin, Crawford County, Gays Mills — 23 — Gays Mills Apple Orchards
On State Highway 171, 0.5 miles east of State Highway 131, on the left when traveling east.
22 Wisconsin, Lafayette County, Shullsburg — 24 — Wisconsin Lead Region
On State Highway 11, 0.2 miles west of Big Cut Road, on the right when traveling east.
23 Wisconsin, Oconto County, Oconto — 25 — First Church of Christ, ScientistOconto, Wisconsin
On Chicago Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Chicago Street.
24 Wisconsin, Sauk County, Lake Delton — 26 — Dawn ManorSite of the Lost City of Newport
On County Highway A, 0.2 miles south of Hiawatha Drive, on the right when traveling south.
25 Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Oshkosh — 27 — Knaggs Ferry
On Veterans Trail east of Punhoqua Street, on the left when traveling east.
26 Wisconsin, Bayfield County, Cornucopia — 28 — Tragedy of The Siskiwit
On State Highway 13 west of Siskiwit Falls Road, on the left when traveling east.
27 Wisconsin, Columbia County, Poynette — 29 — John Muir View
On U.S. 51, 0.1 miles north of Loveland Road, on the right when traveling south.
28 Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Menasha — 30 — Wisconsin Central Railroad
On Main Street at Mill Street on Main Street. Reported missing.
29 Wisconsin, Vernon County, Coon Valley — 31 — Nation's First Watershed Project
On U.S. 14/61, 0.1 miles west of Brye Lane, on the right when traveling west.
30 Wisconsin, Langlade County, Langlade — 32 — De Langlade
On State Highway 55 north of State Highway 64, on the left when traveling north.
31 Wisconsin, Vernon County, De Soto — 33 — Battle of Bad Axe
On Great River Road (State Highway 35) 2.5 miles north of Main Street (State Highway 82), on the right when traveling north.
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32 Wisconsin, Vilas County, Boulder Junction — 34 — First Forest Patrol Flight
Near County Road M, 1.3 miles south of County Road K, on the right when traveling south.
33 Wisconsin, Pierce County, Maiden Rock — 35 — Lake Pepin
On The Great River Road (State Highway 35) 1.9 miles south of County Highway D, on the right when traveling south.
34 Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Miller Valley — 36 — Watertown Plank Road
On West State Street, on the right when traveling east.
35 Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — 37 — State Historical Society
Near State Street, 0.1 miles east of Park Street.
36 Wisconsin, Iowa County, Dodgeville — 38 — Old Military Road
On County Highway Y at Canyon Park Road, on the right when traveling west on County Highway Y.
37 Wisconsin, Sawyer County, Couderay — 39 — Court Oreilles
On State Highway 27 / 70 at Valesh Street, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 27 / 70.
38 Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Menasha — 40 — Butte des Morts(Hill of the Dead)
Near North Lake Street, 0.1 miles north of County Highway PP, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
39 Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, West Allis — 41 — Meadowmere
On S 57th St, W Hayes, W Fillmore, on the right when traveling east.
40 Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo — 42 — Ringling Brothers Circus
On State Highway 136, on the right when traveling north.
41 Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, Westown — 43 — Invention of the Typewriter
On West State Street at North 4th Street, West State Street on West State Street.
42 Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Cedar Grove — 44 — Dutch Settlement
On Sauk Trail Road, 0.8 miles north of East Union Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 32), on the left when traveling north.
43 Wisconsin, Dodge County, Waupun — 45 — Auto RaceGreen Bay to Madison
On South Watertown Street (Business State Highway 26) at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north on South Watertown Street.
44 Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Ixonia — 46 — Highway Marking
Near State Highway 16, 2 miles County Route F.
45 Wisconsin, Shawano County, Shawano — 47 — Shawano
On South Shore Drive (State Highway 22) 0.3 miles east of Cedar Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
46 Wisconsin, Winnebago County, Winneconne — 48 — Poygan Paygrounds
On County Road B at Poygan Shores Lane, on the right when traveling west on County Road B.
47 Wisconsin, Bayfield County, Washburn — 49 — Madeline Island
On State Highway 13 north of Burlager/Bodin Road, on the right when traveling north.
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48 Wisconsin, Sawyer County, Hayward — 50 — Namekagon - Court Oreilles Portage
On State Highway 27 north of North Portage Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
49 Wisconsin, Waukesha County, Dousman — 52 — Masonic Home
On U.S. 18, 0.2 miles west of Wisconsin Highway 67, on the right when traveling east.
50 Wisconsin, Oconto County, Oconto — 53 — Old Copper Culture Cemetery
Near Copper Culture Way.
51 Wisconsin, Ashland County, Glidden — 54 — Great Divide
On State Highway 13, 2 miles north of State Highway 77, on the left when traveling north.
52 Wisconsin, Forest County, Crandon — 55 — Northern Highland
On U.S. 8 at Kwe Da Kik Lane on U.S. 8.
53 Wisconsin, Outagamie County, Appleton — 56 — First Commercially Successful Electric Street Railway
On South Olde Oneida Street south of West Edison Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
54 Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, East Town — 57 — Oneida Street StationT.M.E.R. & L. Co. — (Now Wisconsin Electric Power Co.) —
On East Wells Street, 0.1 miles west of North Water Street, on the left when traveling east.
55 Wisconsin, Vilas County, Lac du Flambeau — 58 — Lac du Flambeau
On State Highway 47 south of Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling north.
56 Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Watertown — 59 — Octagon House
On Charles Street at Sunset Drive, on the right when traveling north on Charles Street.
57 Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Watertown — 60 — Plank Road Pioneer Barn
Near Charles Street at Sunset Drive.
58 Wisconsin, Columbia County, Portage — 61 — Fort Winnebago
On State Highway 33, 0.2 miles west of County Highway F, on the left when traveling east.
59 Wisconsin, Brown County, Green Bay — 62 — Red Banks
Near Bay Settlement Road north of Van Laanen Road, on the right when traveling north.
60 Wisconsin, Columbia County, Portage — 63 — Marquette
On State Highway 33, 0.2 miles west of County Road F, on the left when traveling east.
61 Wisconsin, Douglas County, Poplar — 64 — Major "Dick" Bong"America's Ace of Aces"
On Main Street east of County Highway D, on the left when traveling east.
62 Wisconsin, Price County, Phillips — 65 — Phillips Fire
On South Lake Avenue (State Highway 13) north of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
63 Wisconsin, Jackson County, Black River Falls — 66 — Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr.(1925–1950)
On State Highway 54, 4.5 miles east of Interstate 94, on the left when traveling east.
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64 Wisconsin, Green Lake County, Berlin — 67 — Upper Fox River
On Water Street at West Cumberland Street, on the left when traveling north on Water Street.
65 Wisconsin, La Crosse County, La Crosse — 68 — Red Cloud Park
On Powell Street south of Saint Andrew Street, on the left when traveling south.
66 Wisconsin, Menominee County, Keshena — 69 — Menominee Reservation
On State Highway 47/55, 0.6 miles north of Strauss Road, on the right when traveling north.
67 Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Pleasant Prairie — 71 — Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway
On State Highway 32, 0.5 miles north of State Highway 165, on the right when traveling north.
68 Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine — 72 — The Spark
Near Durand Avenue at South Ohio Street.
69 Wisconsin, Waupaca County, Marion — 73 — Chief Waupaca
On State Highway 110 at Schoneck Road, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 110.
70 Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Watertown — 74 — First Kindergarten
Near Charles Street at Sunset Drive.
71 Wisconsin, Lafayette County, Belmont — 75 — Belmont, Wisconsin Territory, 1836
On County Route G at County Route B, on the right on County Route G.
72 Wisconsin, Vernon County, Genoa — 76 — Dams on the Mississippi
On Great River Road (State Highway 35) 0.3 miles south of Main Street (State Highway 56), on the left when traveling south.
73 Wisconsin, Outagamie County, Little Chute — 77 — Treaty of the Cedars
On State Highway 96 near Washington Street, on the left when traveling west.
74 Wisconsin, Oconto County, Oconto — 78 — Mission of St. Francois Xavier
On Brazeau Avenue (U.S. 41) 0.1 miles south of Charles Street (State Highway 22), on the left when traveling north.
75 Wisconsin, Vernon County, Hillsboro — 79 — Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S. Navy
On Lake Street (State Highway 33/82) 0.1 miles west of Elm Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
76 Wisconsin, Grant County, Boscobel — 80 — The Gideons
On U.S. 61 at Old 61, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 61.
77 Wisconsin, Trempealeau County, Galesville — 81 — Decorah Peak
Near State Highway 54 at McKeeth Road, on the right when traveling east.
78 Wisconsin, Vilas County, Land O' Lakes — 82 — Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway
On State Highway 32, 1.3 miles south of County Highway B, on the right when traveling south.
79 Wisconsin, Vernon County, Viroqua — 83 — Governor Rusk
On North Main Street (U.S. 14/61) 0.1 miles south of County Highway BB, on the right when traveling north.
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80 Wisconsin, Dane County, Madison — 84 — 9XM - WHA"The Oldest Station in the Nation"
On Park Street at University Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Park Street.
81 Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Mequon — 85 — Oldest Lutheran Church in Wisconsin
On Granville Road, 0.2 miles south of Freistadt Road, on the right when traveling south.
82 Wisconsin, Wood County, Port Edwards — 86 — Cranberry Culture
On State Highway 54, 0.8 miles west of County Highway GG, on the right when traveling west.
83 Wisconsin, Juneau County, Lyndon Station — 87 — Hop Raising
On North Wisconsin Street (County Highway HH) north of West Julius Street (County Highway N), on the right when traveling south.
84 Wisconsin, Monroe County, Tomah — 88 — Tomah
On North Superior Avenue (U.S. 12) north of Arthur Street, on the right when traveling north.
85 Wisconsin, Sauk County, Prairie du Sac — 89 — The Baraboo Range
On U.S. 12, 1.2 miles north of Prairie Road (County Highway Z), on the right when traveling north.
86 Wisconsin, Rusk County, Weyerhaeuser — 90 — Chippewa River & Menomonie Railway"Crooked, Rough and Muddy"
On U.S. 8, 0.1 miles west of County Road F, on the left when traveling west.
87 Wisconsin, Crawford County, Prairie du Chien — 91 — Museum of Medical ProgressSite of Second Fort Crawford Military Hospital
On South Beaumont Road north of West Rice Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
88 Wisconsin, Dodge County, Waupun — 92 — Horicon Marsh
On State Highway 49, 2.7 miles east of County Highway I, on the left when traveling east.
89 Wisconsin, Rock County, Janesville — 93 — Route of Abraham Lincoln1832 and 1859
On U.S. 51, 0.5 miles south of West Happy Hollow Road, on the right when traveling south.
90 Wisconsin, Vilas County, Land O' Lakes — 94 — Lac Vieux Desert
Near West Shore Road, 0.3 miles north of County Highway E.
91 Wisconsin, Dane County, Town of Albion — 95 — Albion Academy
On Campus Lane, 0.1 miles west of Edgerton Road (Wisconsin Highway 106), on the left when traveling west.
92 Wisconsin, Sawyer County, Reserve — 97 — Pierre Esprit Radisson and Medard Groseilliers
On State Highway 27 / 70 at Reserve Road, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 27 / 70.
93 Wisconsin, Door County, Sturgeon Bay — 98 — The Orchards of Door County
On State Highway 42 near Maple Heights Circle (unmarked private farm road).
94 Wisconsin, Jefferson County, Fort Atkinson — 99 — Panther Intaglio
On Riverside Drive (State Highway 106), on the left when traveling east.
95 Wisconsin, La Crosse County, West Salem — 100 — Hamlin Garland1860 – 1940
Near Asmus Road (State Highway 108) 0.2 miles west of County Highway C, on the right when traveling north.
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96 Wisconsin, La Crosse County, West Salem — 101 — Hamlin Garland
On State Highway 16 east of State Highway 108, on the right when traveling east.
97 Wisconsin, Waupaca County, Clintonville — 102 — Four–Wheel Drive
On Memorial Circle south of 11th Street, on the right when traveling south.
98 Wisconsin, Grant County, Lancaster — 103 — Nelson DeweyFirst Governor of Wisconsin
On South Jefferson Street, 0 miles north of East Oak Street, on the right.
99 Wisconsin, Sauk County, Wisconsin Dells — 104 — Wisconsin Dells
Near State Highway 13/16, 0.1 miles east of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling east.
100 Wisconsin, Brown County, Lawrence — 105 — Eleazer Williams
Near Lost Dauphin Road (County Road D).

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May. 17, 2024