Pioneer Scottish Settlement

Pioneer Scottish Settlement (HMM0H)

Location: Verona, WI 53593 Dane County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 57.893', W 89° 37.65'

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"Highland Clearances" and 300% hikes in farm rent prompted many Scottish farmers to sail to America in the mid-1800s. Some displaced Scots settled in Springdale and Verona Townships on both sides of the Military Ridge. This rural community known as Scotch Lane established a Presbyterian Church, a post office, and the Henderson and McPherson/McGregor schools. Nearly 100 families had settled here by 1870, some of whom rest in this early "Scottish Cemetery."

Members of this community were prominent in state and county government, including County Board Chairmen James McPherson and Frank Stewart; State Legislators Thomas and John Stewart and Joseph Henderson; State Senator and Secretary of State John S. Donald, the "Father of Wisconsin's Good Roads Law."

In later years, neighboring Swiss, German and Norwegian families acquired many of these farms. Few Scottish descendants remain on the home sod.

"From scenes like these, old Scotia's grandeur springs
That Makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad"

-Robert Burns
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HM NumberHMM0H
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Dane County Historical Society series
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Marker Number34
Year Placed1996
Placed ByDane County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 11:25pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 285709 N 4760265
Decimal Degrees42.96488333, -89.62750000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 57.893', W 89° 37.65'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 57' 53.58" N, 89° 37' 39.00" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8351-8357 County Hwy G, Verona WI 53593, US
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