Historical Marker
Engine 2442
Historical marker location:
1800 South Roddis Avenue, Marshfield, Wisconsin
( Marker is on South Roddis Avenue south of West 17th Street, on the right when traveling south.)
The first European to explore Wisconsin was Jean Nicolet, a French explorer who arrived in 1634. He was looking for a water route to Asia but instead encountered the Menominee Indians near Green Bay.