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Historical Markers in Poynette, Wisconsin

 
Clickable Map of Columbia 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 Columbia County, WI (74) Adams County, WI (8) Dane County, WI (444) Dodge County, WI (26) Green Lake County, WI (13) Juneau County, WI (20) Marquette County, WI (11) Sauk County, WI (61)  ColumbiaCounty(74) Columbia County (74)  AdamsCounty(8) Adams County (8)  DaneCounty(444) Dane County (444)  DodgeCounty(26) Dodge County (26)  GreenLakeCounty(13) Green Lake County (13)  JuneauCounty(20) Juneau County (20)  MarquetteCounty(11) Marquette County (11)  SaukCounty(61) Sauk County (61)
Portage is the county seat for Columbia County
Poynette is in Columbia County
      Columbia County (74)  
ADJACENT TO COLUMBIA COUNTY
      Adams County (8)  
      Dane County (444)  
      Dodge County (26)  
      Green Lake County (13)  
      Juneau County (20)  
      Marquette County (11)  
      Sauk County (61)  
 
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1 Wisconsin, Columbia County, Poynette — 29 — John Muir View
John Muir (1838-1914), world famous naturalist and "father of the national park system," often stopped to rest and admire this view as he walked from his home in Marquette County to the University of Wisconsin. Muir loved the wilderness from which . . . Map (db m20148) HM
2 Wisconsin, Columbia County, Poynette — 259 — Rest Areas on the I-Roads
Early roadside rest areas were rural school grounds and country churchyards with their two little houses in back. In Wisconsin, by 1920, curves were built to eliminate sharp road corners. Local garden clubs, with the American Legion and . . . Map (db m22690) HM
3 Wisconsin, Columbia County, Poynette — 178 — The Circus
Wisconsin has a unique heritage as the birthplace of circuses. More than a hundred had their beginnings in Wisconsin, with Delavan providing winter-quarters for twenty-six between 1847 and 1894. New York brothers Edmund and Jeremiah Mabie brought . . . Map (db m109259) HM
4 Wisconsin, Columbia County, Poynette — 591 — The Old Village of Dekorra
Before the introduction of the railroad, the Wisconsin River provided one of the most practical means of transporting lumber and farm products to distant markets. The old Village of Dekorra was beautifully situated to take advantage of this . . . Map (db m165534) HM
5 Wisconsin, Columbia County, Poynette — Veterans of the American Revolution Memorial Bridge
A living memorial to and in honor of veterans who are buried in Wisconsin who served this nation in the American Revolution and who, by their efforts, were responsible for the founding of our country.Veterans of the American Revolution After the . . . Map (db m43824) HM
6 Wisconsin, Columbia County, Poynette — 545 — Wallis Rowan and His Cabin
Wallis/Wallace Rowan (1800-1847) was born in Kentucky of Scotch Irish descent. He was a lead miner, trader, innkeeper, land speculator, farmer, and mill owner. In 1818 he married Elizabeth “Betsy” Metcalf in Illinois. By 1828 Rowan was . . . Map (db m67233) HM
7 Wisconsin, Columbia County, Poynette — Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Highway
A living memorial to and in honor of all Wisconsin veterans living and deat, of all wars in which the United States of America has engaged. Color guard of the 8th Wisconsin Infranty Regiment with Old Abe at Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1863 The . . . Map (db m43825) HM
 
 
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Mar. 19, 2024