Orton Park

Historical marker location:

Madison, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of Spaight Street and South Ingersoll Street, on the right when traveling east on Spaight Street.)

Marker installed: 1975

1887.

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.