Bublitz Store

Historical marker location:

121 S Main St, Thiensville, Wisconsin

( Marker is on South Main Street south of Buntrock Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1999

1896.

The deadliest tornado in Wisconsin's history occurred on May 18, 1883, when a tornado swept through the town of Rochester, killing 117 people and injuring more than 200 others.