Historical Marker
Schumacher Farm
Historical marker location:
5682 Highway 19, Waunakee, Wisconsin
( Marker is on State Highway 19, ΒΌ mile east of Schumacher Road, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2000
Dane County Park.
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.