Historical Marker
George Washington School
Historical marker location:
228 West Main Street, Saint Nazianz, Wisconsin
( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (County Road C) and South 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.)
Marker installed: 2000
The first European to explore Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet, a French explorer who arrived in 1634. He was looking for a water route to Asia but instead encountered the Menominee Indians near Green Bay.