Bascom Hill Historic District
The Social Security system that became a cornerstone of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was written by University of Wisconsin economist Edwin Witte, who served as an advisor to Roosevelt. Witte drew from deep Wisconsin roots. He based the new program largely on the ideas of University of Wisconsin researchers who had been demonstrating since the turn of the century how government could play a role in securing the well-being of its citizens. That Wisconsin school of thought helped rewrite this nation's labor laws and brought about such programs as unemployment insurance and the minimum wage law.| HM Number | HMLCP |
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| Series | This marker is part of the University of Wisconsin series |
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| Year Placed | 2001 |
| Placed By | UW Foundation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 11:40pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 304460 N 4771926 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.07485000, -89.40188333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 4.491', W 89° 24.113' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 4' 29.46" N, 89° 24' 6.78" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 608 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 33286-64134 Bascom Mall, Madison WI 53706, US |
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