Madison Isthmus

It is located between Madison's northeast side to the east and the University of Wisconsin campus to the west.

By 1836 Doty had convinced the Wisconsin Territory legislature to relocate the capital to the site from its original location in Belmont.

The street grid within the isthmus is laid out in a southwest-to-northeast pattern.

The Williamson (Willy) Street business district is also located completely on the isthmus.

Madison is one of only two major U.S. cities built on an isthmus, the other being Seattle, Washington.