McCoy Farmhouse - Fitchburg, WI
N 43° 00.859 W 089° 23.756
16T E 304752 N 4765190
The McCoy Farmhouse 2915 Syene Road in Fitchburg, WI
Waymark Code: WM20WF
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2007
Views: 9
Text from the historical marker:
“Located on one of Dane County’s earliest and most successful tobacco farms, the cream – brick – Italianate McCoy Farmhouse was built by Benjamin Brown in 1861. Tobacco growing began here in 1853 and boomed during the Civil War when Southern tobacco became unavailable in the North. In 1949, microbiologist Elizabeth McCoy, renowned for her work in bacteria toxins and botulism, purchased the property. After her death in 1978, the farmhouse was named in her honor"
Street address: 2915 Syene Road Fitchburg, WI USA 53711
County / Borough / Parish: Dane
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Event
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence
Current function: Other
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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