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Historical Marker Database in Mount Pleasant, WI

Mount Pleasant is one of the cities the Racine–Mount Pleasant, WI metro area is officially named after. Markers go missing and listings go stale. The people who actually visit the sites are the ones who keep the record honest.

A searchable record of markers and listed sites with coordinates, sources and stories, kept current by the people who visit them.

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On the record near Mount Pleasant, WI

The 12 nearest

395 listed historic sites on the record within 30 miles of Mount Pleasant, WI.

Murray, George, House3.7 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
Gold Medal Camp Furniture Company4.0 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 2019National Register of Historic Places
Lincoln School4.0 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
Uptown Theater4.1 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Wilmanor Apartments4.1 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
Johnson, Peter, House4.1 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
Racine Depot4.2 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Johnson, S.C., and Son Administration Building and Research Tower4.4 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
Mitchell Lewis Building4.5 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 2005National Register of Historic Places
United Laymen Bible Student Tabernacle4.5 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
Rickeman Grocery Building4.8 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
First Presbyterian Church4.8 miles from the center of Mount Pleasant · Building · Racine · listed 1973National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Mount Pleasant, WI. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Marker Database in Mount Pleasant, step by step

1
Pull every listed site in the area with its source
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Match the sites to the records you are working from
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Visit and photograph what still stands
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Note anything missing, moved or wrong on the record
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Submit corrections and photos so the record improves

What people in Mount Pleasant, WI ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Mount Pleasant, WI?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can I correct a mistake in a listing?

Yes. Send a photo, a location fix or a note with your source, and it is checked before it changes the record. People who visit the sites are the best check the record has.

Does this replace the official register files?

No. It points you to them. Each site names its source so you can go to the full nomination file or marker program record for the deeper detail.

How a visit works in Mount Pleasant

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Mount Pleasant, WI the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Mount Pleasant, WI are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.