© Photographed June 18, 2016
Oskhosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
44.010917, -88.523100
44°00'39.3"N 88°31'23.2"W
44°00'39.3"N 88°31'23.2"W
Stevens Park
The marker is located at Stevens Park and is accessible from northbound Frankfort Street, between Bay Shore Drive (to the south) and Harney Avenue (to the north), Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901.Ephraim E. Stevens (1851-1907) was mayor of Oshkosh 1889-1890, state senator 1904-1905 and a local architect. He was supervising architect of several schools, including Merrill and Oshkosh High. Known as the “parks mayor” he convinced the council to buy South Park and Menominee Park. Controversy surrounded both purchases, so he wisely chose not to run for a second term. The park was dedicated to Stevens in 1974. Formerly it was the site of the Old Miles greenhouse.
Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley Counties of Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago (1895): Ephraim Eldorus Stephens (see below)
The marker is included in the Oshkosh Parks Historical Markers series.
The marker is included in the Oshkosh Parks Historical Markers series.
The marker is located at Stevens Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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