On January 14, 1998, the Wisconsin Assembly met at the First Capitol in Belmont in honor of the Sesquicentennial of Statehood. The Territorial Legislature held its first session here in 1836, and convened for three more sessions in what is now Burlington, Iowa, during 1837 and 1838. In November of 1838, the legislature moved to Madison, where subsequent sessions have been held. Members of the 1998 Assembly include:

SPEAKER Scott R. Jensen
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Stephen J. Freese
CHIEF CLERK Charles R. Sanders
John H. Ainsworth · Sheryl Albers · Tammy Baldwin · James R. Baumgart · Spencer Black · Peter E. Bock · Frank Boyle · David A. Brandemuehl · Tim Carpenter · G. Spencer Coggs · David A. Cullen · John P. Dobyns · Robert M. Dueholm · Marc C. Duff · Steven M. Foti · John G. Gard · Robert G. Goetsch · Mark A. Green · Barbara Gronemus · Glenn Grothman · Scott L. Gunderson · Eugene Hahn · Joseph W. Handrick · Doris I. Hanson · Sheila E. Harsdorf · Donald W. Hasenohrl · Tom Hebl · Timothy T. Hoven · Gregory B. Huber · Mary Hubler · Michael D. Huebsch · David E. Hutchinson · Suzanne Jeskewitz · DuWayne G. Johnsrud · Dean R. Kaufert · Neal J. Kedzie · Carol Kelso · Judith Klusman · Rob Kreibich · James E. Kreuser · Shirley Krug · Peggy Krusick · Walter J. Kunicki · John La Fave · Onnie L. Ladwig · Frank G. Lasee · Mary A. Lazich · John W. Lehman · Michael A. Lehman · Barbara J. Linton · William D. Lorge · Mark Meyer · Johnnie Morris-Tatum · William M. Murat · Terry M. Musser · Stephen L. Nass · Barbara Notestein · Luther S. Olsen · Alvin R. Ott, Jr. · Clifford Otte · Thomas D. Ourada · Carol Owens · Jeffrey T. Plale · Joe Plouff · Cloyd A. Porter · Rosemary Potter · Mike Powers · Marty Reynolds · Antonio R. Riley · Judy Biros Robson · John J. Ryba · Chuck Schafer · Marlin D. Schneider · Lorraine M. Seratti · Rick Skindrud · Thomas J. Springer · Anthony J. Staskunas · John P. Steinbrink · Tom Sykora · David M. Travis · Robert L. Turner · Gregg Underheim · Frank H. Urban · William N. Vander Loop · Daniel P. Vrakas · Scott K. Walker · David W. Ward · Sheldon A. Wasserman · Steve Wieckert · A. Polly Williams · Wayne W. Wood · Leon D. Young · Rebecca Young · Bob Ziegelbauer · Robert K. Zukowski

Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.

Show me all markers in:  Platteville, WI  |  Lafayette County  |  53818  |  Wisconsin  |  United States of America

Belmont, Wisconsin Territory, 1836
Land, Lead, and Politics
The First Capitol
Governor Tommy G. Thompson's 1998 Address At Wisconsin's First Capitol
Platteville Started Here
Main Street Commercial Historic District Platteville
First State Normal School
Laurence F. Graber
Old Rock Church
Historic Mineral Point

• GPX
• KML
• LOC

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.