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Downtown Fish Creek

Date: 1905
Description: View across field and fence downhill towards the town of Fish Creek and the bay. Caption reads: "Greetings from Fish Creek, Wis."
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Indian Cemetery

Date: 1905
Description: Indian cemetery. A large body of water is in the background. Caption reads: "Indian Burying Grounds, Bayfield, Wis."
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Old Mission Inn

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Description: The Old Mission Inn, originally built as a mission house in 1832 by the Congregational mission established by Frederick Ayer in 1830. In later years furthe...
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Pavilion and Walkway

Date: 1910
Description: Walkway on the bluff leading down to a pavilion on the shoreline. Houses are in the background. Caption reads: "Pavilion at Bendersville, near Green Bay, W...
Postcard

Peninsula State Park

Date: 1954
Description: View looking west from Eagle Bluff toward Nicolet Bay, the Strawberry Islands, and Chambers Island. Three people are sitting on the stone wall of the overl...
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Map of Lake Superior and Bays

Date: 1863
Description: Map of the west end of Lake Superior, including Superior, St. Louis, and Allouez Bays.
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Railroad Tracks near Milwaukee Bay

Date: 1937
Description: View down the hill toward the U.S. Coast Guard Station on the left with two communications towers on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Railroad tracks are just ...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Map

Date: 1856
Description: A hand-colored map of Wisconsin, showing the county boundaries, towns, cities, railroads, roads, lakes, rivers, bays, and the Lake Superior’s islands. In ...
Map or Atlas

Map of a Part of Wisconsin Territory

Date: 1837
Description: Map of Lake Winnebago and the area south of the Fox River from Green Bay to Sheboygan. The map is oriented with North to the right.
Map or Atlas

State of Wisconsin

Date: 1853
Description: Railroad map outlines mid and southern Wisconsin county boundaries in red, and city/town lines are provided. Other marks include lead mines, copper mines, ...
Map or Atlas

Lands of the Chicago & North Western Railway Company in the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: This map of shows the township grid, counties, cities and villages, lakes, rivers, rail lines and the Menominee Indian Reservation.
Map or Atlas

Green Bay

Date: 1968
Description: A topographic map of east central Wisconsin, that covers an area stretching from Green Bay on the east to Edgar and Vesper on the west, Wausau on the north...
Map or Atlas

Map Showing Upper Michigan & Wisconsin Boundary Traced from Michigan Wisconsin Map by Farmer

Date: 1860
Description: This map, traced from John Farmer's 1860 Map of the states of Michigan and Wisconsin, shows the boundary between Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wi...
Map or Atlas

Map of Oconto and Marinette Counties

Date: 1886
Description: This map, originally published in the 1881 Illustrated historical atlas of Wisconsin, shows the township and range system, sections,towns, cities and villa...
Map or Atlas

Peninsula State Park, Door County, Wisconsin

Date: 1916
Description: This Wisconsin Conservation Commission map from 1916 shows Peninsula State Park in the Town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin. Depicted are open and pla...
Map or Atlas

Peninsula State Park, Door County, Wisconsin

Date: 1916
Description: This version of a 1916 Wisconsin Conservation Commission map shows Peninsula State Park in the Town of Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin. Depicted are open...
Map or Atlas

Apostle Islands and Harbor of Bayfield and Its Surroundings

Date: 1871
Description: Asaph Whittlesey arrived in Ashland in 1854, one of the earliest of the settlers who hoped the area would grow and make their fortunes. He drew this map of...
Map or Atlas

Old Trails and Roads, Bayfield Peninsula, Wisconsin

Date: 1952
Description: This 1952 map of the northern parts of Bayfield and Douglas counties, Wisconsin, shows points established by E.T. Sweet in 1877, road points confirmed by S...
Map or Atlas

Map of a Part of Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Showing the Proposed Location of the Route for a Ship Canal

Date: 1872
Description: This 1872 map shows the proposed route of a canal between Sturgeon Bay, on the Green Bay side of the Door Peninsula, and Lake Michigan. Depths in both Stur...
Map or Atlas

Chart of Apostle Islands Including the South Coast of Lake Superior : From Little Girl Point, Michigan to Sand Point, Wisconsin

Date: 1909
Description: This 1909 chart of the Apostle Islands, Chequamegon Bay, and the Lake Superior shoreline shows relief by contours and spot heights and depths by contours, ...

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