Thorstrand

Historical marker location:

1 - 2 Thorstrand Road, Madison, Wisconsin

( Marker can be reached from Thorstrand Road, 0.2 miles north of University Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1979

The Magnus Swenson Estate. 1922.

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.