11th and Cameron

Historical marker location:

315 11th St S, La Crosse, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of 11th Street South and Cameron Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 11th Street South.)

Marker installed: 1999

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is the oldest and largest public university in the state, and is often referred to as the "Harvard of the Midwest." It was founded in 1848, just two months after Wisconsin became a state.