Historical Marker
Elroy Sparta State Trail
Historical marker location:
113 White Street, Kendall, Wisconsin
( Marker can be reached from White Street (County Highway P) north of South Railroad Street (State Highway 71), on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1979
The first European to explore Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet, a French explorer who arrived in 1634. He was looking for a water route to Asia but instead encountered the Menominee Indians near Green Bay.