Belmont, Wisconsin Territory, 1836

Belmont, Wisconsin Territory, 1836 (HMM3S)

Location: Platteville, WI 53818 Lafayette County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 46.128', W 90° 21.709'

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When Governor Henry Dodge addressed the joint session of the legislature here on October 25, 1836, the Territory of Wisconsin included all of present day Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of the two Dakotas. The population was about equally divided east and west of the Mississippi. There was so much criticism of Governor Dodge's choice of Belmont as the Territorial Capital that he immediately offered to accept any location decided upon by the majority of the representatives. A bitter contest developed with the Dubuque and Burlington (Iowa) delegations finally joining the eastern Wisconsin group to move the capital for one year to Burlington and thence permanently to Madison. The briefly blooming village of Belmont quickly declined. When the railroad bypassed it by two miles to the southeast, many of the residents moved their buildings to the "new" Belmont.
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HM NumberHMM3S
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number75
Year Placed1957
Placed ByWisconsin Historical Society
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 6:22pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 715844 N 4738516
Decimal Degrees42.76880000, -90.36181667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 46.128', W 90° 21.709'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 46' 7.68" N, 90° 21' 42.54" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 299 Co Rd G, Platteville WI 53818, US
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