Historical Marker

First Rural Power Line

Historical marker location:
Approx. 1059 Wildwood Road, West Bend, Wisconsin
( Marker is on Wildwood Road (County Route B) ½ mile north of Washington Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 33), on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1969

Wisconsin was originally part of the Northwest Territory, which was created by the United States in 1787. It later became part of the Michigan Territory in 1805, and then part of the Wisconsin Territory in 1836.
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