In Memory of Rev. Adalbert Inama, O. Praem.

1798-1879

Born in Wilton, Tyrol Dec. 26, 1798. Came to Roxbury in 1845. Dane County's first resident Catholic priest. Labored in Dane, Iowa, Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson, Sauk, Waukesha counties. Repeatedly read Mass in the Assembly chamber of the Capitol, Madison.

Caption for engraved picture:

Chapel and Dwelling, First Catholic Church in Dane County, one half mile west.

Marker can be reached from St. Norbert Street (County Road Y), on the right when traveling west.

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