Deckers Corners

Historical marker location:

Cedarburg, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of County Hwy NN and County Highway Y on County Hwy NN.)

Established 1856.

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.