Mendota

Historical marker location:

Middleton, Wisconsin

( Marker can be reached from Century Avenue (County Road M) 0.1 miles east of County Road Q, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1966

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.