Madison's Italian community in the early 20th century

Madison's Italian Colony Most Romantic Part of Capital City


At the turn of the twentieth century, Italian immigrants streamed north up the Mississippi Valley to Chicago, Rockford, Madison and Milwaukee. This article reviews the founding and local culture in Madison's Italian community, a few blocks south of the Capitol and University campus.


Related Topics: Immigration and Settlement
19th-Century Immigration
Creator: Cool, Robert N.
Pub Data: Wisconsin State Journal, Oct. 2, 1932
Citation: Cool, Robert N. "Madison's Italian Colony Most Romantic Part of Capital City." Wisconsin State Journal, Oct. 2, 1932. Online facsimile at:  http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=803; Visited on: 4/16/2024