Orton Park is located in

Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...

History

The land was previously designated as a public cemetery. In 1877, the graves located at the site were moved to Forest Hill Cemetery. The site was officially opened as a park in 1887 and was named after

Harlow S. Orton Harlow South Orton (November 23, 1817July 4, 1895) was an American lawyer and judge. He was the 8th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and served on the court from 1878 until his death. He is chiefly remembered as the author of the Wi ...

. It is located within the Orton Park Historic District.

References

{{reflist Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Madison, Wisconsin Geography of Madison, Wisconsin