Vilas

Vilas (HMRUJ)

Location: Madison, WI 53715 Dane County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 3.538', W 89° 24.813'

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This park was a gift to the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association to be held in trust for the city of Madison by Colonel William Freeman Vilas and Anna M. Vilas in 1904. At their request, the park was named Henry Vilas Park in memory of their son who died of diabetes in his early twenties.

The park includes 60 acres: Twenty-five of high ground and 35 acres constructed out of the bog. The latter includes four acres of water surface in the form of lagoons. The park was designed by landscape architect O.C. Simonds.

The park houses the Henry Vilas Zoo which began in 1911 with the donation of five deer by Thomas C. Richmond. In the ensuing years numerous contributions from the city of Madison, the Zoological and Aquarium Society, the University, the Audubon Society, and the community have provided for its expansion and recognition as one of the finest small zoos in the country.
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HM NumberHMRUJ
Series This marker is part of the More Than Words series
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Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 11:06am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 303459 N 4770190
Decimal Degrees43.05896667, -89.41355000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 3.538', W 89° 24.813'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 3' 32.28" N, 89° 24' 48.78" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1339 Vilas Park Dr, Madison WI 53715, US
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