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Kohlmann House

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Description: View of the Friederich Kohlmann house, built in 1867. It is located on Highway 19, one mile east of Marxville.
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Kierig-Babbitt Building in Bloomer

Date: 1956
Description: Exterior view of the Kierig-Babbitt building, built in 1880.
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Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1928
Description: Administrative building of the State Fish Hatchery.
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Mound Marker

Date: 1936
Description: View of the panther intaglio effigy mound marker, located on Highway 106 West. The text on the marker reads: "Indian Intaglio Effigy; Panther Type, Length ...
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View of Gays Mills

Date: 1940
Description: View of Gays Mills from a bluff overlooking the town. A man is sitting on a fence in the left foreground.
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Doty Office

Date: 1880
Description: View of the J.D. Doty office. Doty served as agent for John Jacob Astor in promoting the village of Astor, later renamed Green Bay.
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The Second First Presbyterian Church

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Description: View of the church. A dusting of snow is on the church lawn. The church has a tall spire, and stained-glass windows with gothic arches. First Presbyterian ...
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 04 09 1934
Description: View from street towards the Fort Howard Hospital.
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"Lawton's Folly"

Date: 1885
Description: "Lawton's Folly," the home of Joseph Lawton, built in 1851, between De Pere and Ft. Howard. Joseph Lawton came from Pennsylvannia. This building no longer ...
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Curtin House

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Jeremiah Curtin house located at 8685 West Grange Avenue. This stone and stucco residence was erected in the mid-1830s by Irish immigrants Davi...
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Kenosha County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: Kenosha County's second Court House located at the southeast corner of Market and Sheridan Road. It was built in 1885 and razed in 1925. Four men are stand...
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Grand Army Home

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of Bryant Hall at the Grand Army Home for Veterans.
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Waelderhaus

Date: 1958
Description: The Waelderhaus, a memorial planned for John Michael Kohler the founder of the Kohler Company, by his daughter, Marie Christine Kohler. Waelderhaus is a re...
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Governor Nelson Dewey House

Date: 1925
Description: View across road towards Governor Nelson Dewey's house.
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Briggs Hotel

Date: 1912
Description: View from road of the Briggs Hotel, which burned down in 1913.
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Odd Fellows Hall

Date: 1930
Description: The Odd Fellows Hall, built in 1838, was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains. The cornerstones were laid by P.G. Sire Thomas Widley, foun...
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Jackson Residence

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Description: The Jackson residence, 323 North Carroll Street, home of the James A. Jackson family for 40 years.
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Douglas County Historical Society Museum

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Douglas County Historical Society Museum, also known as the A.A. Roth Memorial. The museum was located here from 1939 until 1963.
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Old Military Trail Marker

Date: 1927
Description: Military road marker erected in 1927 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution at the foot of the old road opposite Prairie du Chien. The road was built...
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1840
Description: Fort Crawford (the second site, with buildings of 1829-?), on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about 2 miles above the mouth of the Wisconsin River.

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