Historical Marker
Braley House
Historical marker location:
422 N. Henry Street, Madison, Wisconsin
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of North Henry Street and West Gilman Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1976
1875-76.
The first European to explore Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet, a French explorer who arrived in 1634. He was looking for a water route to Asia but instead encountered the Menominee Indians near Green Bay.