Dane County Historical Society Markers

Approximately each year since 1963, the Dane County Historical Society has erected a marker that notes a person, site, or event significant to the county's history.  There are currently 46 markers in Dane County. What follows below is a list of those markers, each with a link with their location, a transcription of the marker contents, and additional information:

1. St. Mary of the Oaks (Chapel) (1963)

2. Hauge Log Church - 1852 (1963)

3. Robert Marion La Follette, Sr. 1855-1925 (1963)

4. Stephen Moulton Babcock 1843-1931 (1963)

5. Old Halfway Prairie (1965)

6. Rockdale Mill (1965)

7. Stoughton (1965)

8. Mendota (1966)

9. St. Raphael's Frenchtown Cemetery (1967)

10. Tenney Park Lock and Dam (1967)

11. Koshkonog (1969)

12. John F. Appleby (1970)

13. Father Adalbert Inama - St. Norbert House (1971)

14. Keystone House (1972)

15. Haney's Tavern (1973)

16. Sterling North (1974)

17. The Wisconsin Granger Movement (1978)

18. Old Town (1980)

19. Edgewood (1981)

20. Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) (1982)

21. Token Creek (1984)

22. Village of McFarland (1986)

23. Marshall Academy and High School (1987)

24. Springdale Lutheran Church (1988)

25. Bovre Congregation (1860-1887) (1988)

26. Old Military Road -- 100 mile point (1989)

27. Paoli (1990)

28. Greenbush (1992)

29. Blue Mounds Fort (1992)

30. Patrons' Mercantile Co-op (1994)

31. Dane County Home (1995)

32. Andreas Dahl, 1844-1923 (1995)

33. Pioneer Scottish Settlement (1996)

34. Indian Lake Passage (1997)

35. Donald Park (1999)

36. Schumacher Farm / Dane County Park (2000)

37. Heritage of the Hill (2001)

38. German Valley (2002)

39. Fish Camp Launch (2003)

40. Nathan Dane (2005)

41. Nathan Dane (2005)

42. First Rural Free Delivery in Wisconsin (2007)

43. Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage (2008) and
Frank J. Hess, Cooper (1870-1958) (2008)
(two-sided marker)

44. Wollersheim Winery (2011)

45. Monona's History (2013) and Monona's Birthplace (2013)
(two-sided marker)

46. Fitchburg (2013) and Illinois Central Depot (2013)
(two-sided marker)