Third Ward Fire

Historical marker location:

159 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of N. Broadway and East Menomonee Street, on the right when traveling south on N. Broadway.)

Marker installed: 1991

1892.

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.