Bovre Congregation

Historical marker location:

Stoughton, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of County Highway B and Spring Road, on the right when traveling east on County Highway B.)

Marker installed: 1988

1860-1887.

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.