The club was started five months after Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act which created the Cooperative Extension Service whereby federal, state, and county governments participate in the county agent system.
Four boys and three girls attended the first meeting of the club. Membership grew to 21during the year with projects in livestock, crops, gardening, canning, cooking, and sewing.
During this period, similar boys and girls clubs were beginning in other states. The movement grew rapidly and the variety of projects with appeal to rural and urban youth increased. By 1970, four million urban and rural members were participating annually in the nation and 4-H had spread to 84 countries of the world.
| HM Number | HMSIA |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 175 |
| Year Placed | 1970 |
| Placed By | Wisconsin State Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 7:53pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 379736 N 4711595 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 42.54740000, -88.46475000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 32.844', W 88° 27.885' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 32' 50.64" N, 88° 27' 53.10" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 262 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near W3316 S Lake Shore Dr, Lake Geneva WI 53147, US |
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