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| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Iron mines with railroad tracks three miles south of North Freedom, in La Rue. One the left are buildings with three large smokestacks; on the right is mac... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Wilson's Tavern, north of the point where the road from Black Hawk enters Trunk Highway 60. Built by John Wilson on Wilson Creek. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Denniston House, P.J. Schnorrenberg, proprietor. View across railroad tracks of the hotel entrance with porch. A man and three women are standing on the po... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Three men are working outside on the street in front of the Dodgeville Hotel. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Wade House. The Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoach inns in Wisconsin, was built between 1847 and 1851 by Sylvanus Wade. It became... |
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| Description: | Western Hotel. The original tavern was built in 1834 (?) by William Shields (?). In 1845 it was operated by his son Simon Shields. In 1873 the Hotel was ta... |
| Date: | 08 1925 |
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| Description: | A view of the front of the Empire House Hotel, showing the porch and balcony. There are many wicker chairs on the porch, and there is an automobile parked ... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View from across road of the Hile House. This is where the actress and Confederate spy Belle Boyd died on June 11, 1900, in the front room, over the office... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | The rear view of the Ceylon Building, which was from the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was later purchased by J.J. Mitchell, moved ... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | The Ceylon Building and its pier as seen from Lake Geneva. Originally built for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the building was later purchas... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | A mill, left, and a commercial building with attached residence stand in front of a wooded bluff. A woman crosses a small bridge near the mill. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the log building which served as the post office in Loreta (formerly known as Loreto) until January 31, 1907. There is a church in the bac... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Wagon toll bridge. There is a building on the left, and a man is sitting on a bench on the right side of the road leading onto the bridge. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The Milton House Inn. The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was built in 1845 by Joseph Good... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | The land and house were donated to the village. The club house is still in use (1964) as a publicaly owned building for recreation and meetings. Image show... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View from across road of Baxter House, a two-story wooden structure. A man is sitting on the roof working on the chimney. A bell tower is seen behind the r... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View from road of buildings in North Freedom. Hotel Randall is in the right foreground. A group of young women and others have gathered on the porch of the... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View up dirt road or track towards a two-story L-shaped frame house with a fence along the front. The right end of the house has a roof suspended over the ... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | A view of the William Ruggles farm with an old farm wagon in the foreground. A number of farm buildings are in the background, with a fence and hill on the... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A car and driver stop on a country road near Mt. Horeb at the site of the Holton Tavern. A windmill and tree stand on the site and there is debris at the ... |
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