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| Community: | Darlington |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| Historic Name: | Main Street Historic District |
| Reference Number: | 94001210 |
| Community: | Darlington |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| Historic Name: | Lafayette County Courthouse |
| Reference Number: | 78000114 |
| Community: | Darlington |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| Historic Name: | Darlington Carnegie Free Library |
| Reference Number: | 100007661 |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Darlington, county seat of Lafayette County, was established in the late 1840s, but didn't thrive until the arrival of the railroad in 1856. This view show... |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Darlington's first settlers arrived by 1826, attracted by the lead mines of the area. Arrival of the railroad in 1856 stimulated growth, and in 1857 the co... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Darlington. Area bordered by Washington and North Streets, upper left hand corner, the fairgrounds, upper right corner, River Street, bot... |
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| Description: | Richard Taschek, an Austrian immigrant, poses in front of his business, the T. Richard Merchant Tailor shop. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of main street. There is a bridge with a stream flowing under it in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the main street of town. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of wagon bridge in Darlington, with a river on the right, a cow in a field, and a building on the left. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View toward bridge and hill. The bridge has lampposts. Buildings are on a hill in the background. Caption reads: "Bridge and Hill, Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View toward the front of the Carnegie Library. A group of people are posing on the steps. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of the Lafayette County Courthouse during construction. The men are placing the last stone into position. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View of the Lafayette County courthouse, with the jail in the background. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Lafayette County courthouse during construction. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Lafayette County courthouse. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Lafayette County courthouse, built in 1861. A group of people are standing at the entrance. Caption reads: "Old Court House, La Fayette C... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View down center of unpaved Main Street with storefronts on both sides. A group of people are on the sidewalk on the right. Caption reads: "Main Street, Da... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across unpaved street towards storefronts on the right. There are horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians moving up and down the street. Caption reads: ... |
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