Delta Upsilon Fraternity House

Historical marker location:

644 North Frances Street, Madison, Wisconsin

( Marker is on North Frances Street, 0.1 miles north of Langdon Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1988

1906-1907.

architecture houses residential buildings

The state's name is derived from the Wisconsin River, which was named by the French traders and explorers who arrived in the area in the 17th century. The river's name is believed to come from the Ojibwe word "meskonsing," which means "it lies red" or "red stone place."