Historic Wisconsin

Map

This map shows locations and titles of official historical markers, as well as historical museums, highways, state parks and state forests. The original caption reads, "For thousands of years before the first records were kept prehistoric people developed civilizations on the land which is now Wisconsin. As early as 1634, white men penetrated this unmapped Indian country. They were explorers, missionaries, fur traders, miners, lumberjacks, soldiers, and farmers, and they wrote their chapters in the long history of the State of Wisconsin. Today the rich heritage of thousands of year is preserved in a verity of way at the points of interest listed on this map. Some of them are dedicated to the history of the locality; other present aspects of history that had an effect on the state as a whole. They range in size from multi-building restorations to singe rooms in libraries or courthouses. They are operated by the State Historical Society; by county and local historical societies, many of them affiliated with the State Historical Society; by private groups or individuals; or by civic and patriotic organization. Whatever its size or specialty, each one of them helps to tell an integral part of the fascinating story of Wisconsin's past." The back of the map provides a descriptive index to museums and other buildings, a list of parks and forests, and illustrations.