War Veterans Monument

Historical marker location:

520 Pratt Trail, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of Siewert Trail and Pratt Trail on Siewert Trail.)

Marker installed: 1963

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.