William Rathsack & Sons Co. Hardware

Historical marker location:

814 Jay St, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

( Marker is on Jay Street west of South 8th Street (U.S. 10), on the right when traveling west.)

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.