Shorewood Armory

Historical marker location:

4041 N Oakland Ave, Shorewood, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of North Oakland Avenue and East Elmdale Court, on the right when traveling south on North Oakland Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1998

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.