In 1978, the intersection of Washington Avenue with State and Jefferson Streets was reworked to create a smoother traffic flow. This plaza was built on the former street right-of-way for State Street. It commemorates William Waters, an Oshkosh architect who designed a large number of the buildings in Oshkosh in the era between the Great
These plaques,which list the servicemen of Winnebago County who died during what was then known as the Great War, were originally placed on the north side of the Commercial Bank building, at the corner of Main and High, in 1921, with the dedication on February 22. They were moved to the south facade of the
The Civil War Soldiers’ Monument was given to the city in 1907 by John Hicks, publisher of the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern at a cost of $10.000. This was partly in memory of his father, John Hicks Sr., who enlisted in E. Company of the 32nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and was killed in combat on