A Grand Experiment

Historical marker location:

925 Bascom Mall, Madison, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of North Park Street and State Street Mall, on the left when traveling north on North Park Street.)

Marker installed: 2001

Bascom Hill Historic District.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is the oldest and largest public university in the state, and is often referred to as the "Harvard of the Midwest." It was founded in 1848, just two months after Wisconsin became a state.