FIRST - Viroqua's First Settler
N 43° 33.436 W 090° 53.367
15T E 670466 N 4824865
Viroqua's First Settler Historical Marker at 202 N. Main St in Viroqua, WI
Waymark Code: WM1XYA
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2007
Views: 19
Text on the marker:
"In 1846, Moses Decker came to the Wisconsin Territory seeking land. He purchased 160 acres and built a log cabin at, what is now, 207 North Main Street. In 1850, he plotted the village which became Viroqua and built a second log cabin that served as the town's public meeting place.
Erected 1998"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1846
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