Hans Christian Heg - Legacy

Legacy

• There is a statue of Hans Christian Heg at the King Street approach to the State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin
• There is a statue of Hans Christian Heg in the town of Wind Lake, Wisconsin as well as in Madison, Wisconsin.
• A replica of these statues stands in Heg's birthplace at Haugestad in the community of Lierbyen in Lier, Norway. It was a gift by Norwegian-Americans to the people of Norway. The unveiling of this statue took place on St. Hans Day, 25 June 1925.
• Heg Memorial Park in Racine County is named in his honor.
• Heg Memorial Park Museum, containing Heg memorabilia, is located on Heg Park Road in Wind Lake, Wisconsin
• His original homestead house is located a short distance from the Heg Memorial Park.
• Another house formerly owned by Hans Christian Heg was located at the current site of the Waterford, Wisconsin, Public Library.
• There is a memorial to Hans Christian Heg at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.