New Glarus

Historical marker location:

418 Railroad Street, New Glarus, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of Railroad Street and 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Railroad Street.)

Marker installed: 1961

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.