Hose Tower and Grounds Building

Historical marker location:

5699 Parking Street, Greendale, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of Schoolway and Parking Street, on the right when traveling west on Schoolway.)

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.