Historical Marker
Emily Thompson House
Historical marker location:
101 South Franklin Street, Madison, Wisconsin
( Marker is at the intersection of South Franklin Street and East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on South Franklin Street.)
Marker installed: 2013
Circa 1872.
The first ever televised political debate was held in Wisconsin during the 1950 U.S. Senate race between Joseph McCarthy and Robert La Follette Jr.