Elvis Presley Fight Scene

Elvis Presley Fight Scene (HMOZN)

Location: Madison, WI 53704 Dane County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 7.009', W 89° 19.513'

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On this site, the corner of Hwy 51 and East Washington Avenue around 1 am, on June 24th, 1977, Elvis Presley was riding in the 2nd of two limousines which had stopped for a red light. He was coming from a concert in Des Moines and had just arrived in Madison. Elvis noticed a young teen on the ground being beaten by two other youths here at the former Skyland Service Station. Elvis jumped out of his limo and moved quickly to the fight scene. They admitted later that they knew it was the legendary Elvis Presley who was standing in front of them in his classic karate stance saying "I'll take you on". After a few classic karate moves by Elvis, the youths recognized him, stood and shook hands, and promised to stop fighting. Elvis asked "Is everything settled now"? Elvis was on his way to the Sheraton and his last Madison appearance. He died 52 days later, on August 16th, 1977.
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HM NumberHMOZN
Series This marker is part of the Strange But True series, and the More Than Words series.
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Year Placed2007
Placed BySuburban Wheels of Madison
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Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 7:42am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 310831 N 4776411
Decimal Degrees43.11681667, -89.32521667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 7.009', W 89° 19.513'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 7' 0.54" N, 89° 19' 30.78" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3808-3860 E Washington Ave, Madison WI 53704, US
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