Campus Area History
Learn about downtown Madison's rich history, with a focus on the Greenbush and UW-Madison campus area.
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Brought by the UW-Madison Public History Project, visit the Chazen Art Museum's virtual exhibit on the history of resistance at UW-Madison.
This national historic district shifted in the 20th century from a spacious residential neighborhood for some of Madison's most prominent 19th century families to a current university student enclave.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t3IfsNFvDeziZkTekWMAJT1r8ggBkSxl?usp=sharing
Learn about the Neighborhood House and its surrounding communities' history.
Learn general Madison fun facts.
West of UW-Madison's observatory, near Observatory Hill's crest, are bird and turtle effigy mounds.
https://www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/planning/documents/Native%20American%20Mounds%20in%20Madison.pdf
Find this statue commemorating the Greenbush Neighborhood at East Campus Mall and Regent.
https://isthmus.com/arts/saving-the-spirit-of-greenbush-statue/
Historic Madison, Inc. (HMI) has been Madison’s historical society since 1974.