National Historic Landmark · rock · Rock Springs, Wisconsin

Van Hise Rock

United States historic place in Rock Springs, Wisconsin. Added to the National Register in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1997
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What it is

Wikipedia · Van Hise Rock

Van Hise Rock is a rock monolith located along Wisconsin Highway 136 near Rock Springs, Wisconsin. The rock is a geologically significant outcropping of Baraboo Quartzite.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeSite
AddressWI 136, 0.75 mi. N of WI 154, Rock Springs vicinity, WI
CountySauk County
ListedSep 25, 1997
Reference number97001267
Type of placerock
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 sites

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

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AddressWI 136, 0.75 mi. N of WI 154, Rock Springs, WI
Coordinates43.48940, -89.91544 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitIce Age National Scenic Trail · 39 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 97001267. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.