Historical Marker
The Booth Cooperage
Historical marker location:
7 Washington Ave, Bayfield, Wisconsin
( Marker is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Front Street, on the left when traveling east on Washington Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1976
The deadliest tornado in Wisconsin's history occurred on May 18, 1883, when a tornado swept through the town of Rochester, killing 117 people and injuring more than 200 others.