Photograph
Painting at Wiota in Memory of First Settlers
| Painting of Fort Hamilton propped outdoors on a woodpile. An oval inset painting at the top commemorates is titled: "Col. Hamilton Leaving For The Gold Fields 1849." A sign at the bottom is titled: "Fort Hamilton in 1832." It reads: "Built by Colonel William Stephen Hamilton, youngest son of the renowned American Statesman, Alexander Hamilton. Col. Hamilton was the founder of Hamilton's Diggings - now Wiota. He was born in New York Aug 4, 1797. He spent three years at West Point after which he was appointed on the staff of William Rector, coming west to Illinois, and landing at Galena on July 4, 1827. In 1828 he started lead mining and smelting at Hamilton's Diggings. Col. Hamilton was a prominent citizen of this territory and a Captain in the Black Hawk War. He left for California in May 1849 after the gold discovery, and died at Sacramento in 1852." |
| Image ID: | 101703 |
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| Creation Date: | 1925 |
| Creator Name: | Gillett, Sherwin |
| City: | Wiota |
| County: | Lafayette |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Sherwin H. Gillett papers and photographs, 1880s-1964 (bulk 1910-1961) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (G5)02238 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4.125 inches |
| A photograph by Sherwin Gillett. Not all images are available online. |
| Painting |
| Trees |
| Fuelwood |
| Fortification |
| Outdoor photography |
| Signs and symbols |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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