Historical Marker
Zona Gale
Historical marker location:
Portage, Wisconsin
( Marker is at the intersection of Cook Street (State Highway 33) and Wisconsin Street (State Highway 16) on Cook Street.)
Marker installed: 2007
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.