Green Bay to Madison
In 1875 the Wisconsin Legislature offered a prize 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.| HM Number | HM11GR |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 45 |
| Year Placed | 1956 |
| Placed By | The Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 9:52am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 360837 N 4831961 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.62763333, -88.72498333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 37.658', W 88° 43.499' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 37' 39.48" N, 88° 43' 29.94" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 920 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 418-498 S Watertown St, Waupun WI 53963, US |
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