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MADISON ST (SHALER PARK)

Historic Name:
"End of the Trail" sculpture
Other Name:
"End of the Trail" sculpture
Reference Number:
16156

Property Location

Location (Address) MADISON ST (SHALER PARK)
County Fond du Lac
City/Village Waupun
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built 1929
Additions
Survey Date 1973
Historic Use
Architectural Style NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System
Wall Material Metal
Architect James Earle Fraser
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments Photo codes: SOS! 1/13-15 See SOS! files at National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. for more information. THIS SCULPTURE BECAME WORLD-FAMOUS WHEN EXHIBITED AS A PLASTERMODEL AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION IN 1915. CLARENCE SHALER WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THE WORK THAT HE LATER COMMISSIONED THE ARTIST TOCAST IT IN BRONZE AS A GIFT TO THE CITY OF WAUPUN.
Bibliographic References

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name End of the Trail
National Register Listing Date Aug 29, 1980
State Register Listing Date Jan 01, 1989
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