R. D. Whitehead Monument

Historical marker location:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of South 16th Street and West Bow Street, on the right when traveling south on South 16th Street.)

Marker installed: 1974

Wisconsin was originally part of the Northwest Territory, which was created by the United States in 1787. It later became part of the Michigan Territory in 1805, and then part of the Wisconsin Territory in 1836.