Merrill Post Office

Historical marker location:

430 East Second Street, Merrill, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of East Second Street (State Highway 64) and Pier Street, on the right when traveling west on East Second Street.)

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.