U.S. Post Office

Historical marker location:

123 West Main Street, Sparta, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of South Court Street and West Main Street, on the right when traveling north on South Court Street.)

Marker installed: 2004

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.