Earliest Settlers

Historical marker location:

Blanchardville, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of County Road F and Hill Road, on the left when traveling east on County Road F.)

Marker installed: 2007

Zarahemla.

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.