Auto Race - Green Bay to Madison
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frankhj
N 43° 38.529 W 088° 43.125
16T E 361374 N 4833563
Quick Description: Auto Race - Green Bay to Madison Marker in Waupun.
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 8/22/2007 8:40:07 AM
Waymark Code: WM221D
Views: 23
Long Description:
In 1875 the Wisconsin Legislature offered a prized of $10,000 to
the citizen of this state who could produce a machine "which shall
be a cheap and practical substitute for the use of horses and other
animals on the highway and farm". Such machine was to perform a
journey of at least 200 miles, "propelled by its own internal
power, at the average rate of at least five miles per hour, working
time". By July, 1878, two steam-powered vehicles were ready to run
the prescribed course from Green Bay to Madison. This highway was
on the route of the "race" which was interrupted along the way to
demonstrate the comparative pulling capacity of the machines. The
entry sponsored by an Oshkosh group completed the trip in about 33
hours, but the other broke down and returned to Green Bay.
County: Dodge
Location: Other
MarkerID: 45
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