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Western States and Territories

Date: 1830
Description: Multicolor map illustrates the development of states and territories in the Old Northwest. Wisconsin was on the frontier of settlement when this map was pu...
Map or Atlas

A Manuscript Map of Fort Winnebago

Date: 1830
Description: Fort Winnebago from an original drawing by Jefferson Davis.
Painting

Fort Crawford

Date: 1830
Description: Fort Crawford (the original site, 1816-1831).
Drawing

Astor Building

Date: 1830
Description: Drawing of the Astor building. Caption reads: "Astor Building in 1830 Main Village Lot Prairie•du•Chien".
Map or Atlas

Map of Roads Through Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Date: 1830
Description: An ink on paper, hand-drawn map, showing the wagons roads that travel through Lafayette County, traveling between Galena, Illinois, and Mineral Point, Wisc...
Map or Atlas

Township and Range Map of Milwaukee County with Parts of Racine, Walworth and Waukesha County

Date: 1830
Description: A hand-drawn map of the township sectioning of Milwaukee, eastern Waukesha, northern Walworth, and Racine Counties. Other items shown in the map are the la...
Map or Atlas

Town of Milwaukee

Date: 1830
Description: An ink on paper, hand-drawn map of the town of Milwaukee, showing the divisions and landownership within the town by private individuals as well as those l...
Map or Atlas

Map of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Date: 1830
Description: This early 19th century manuscript map of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, shows sections, landownership and acreages, roads, and ferries in the towns of Bridg...
Historical Essay

Breweries, Beer and Bars in Wisconsin History - Image Gallery Essay

Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer.
Map or Atlas

De Pere, Wisconsin City Plat

Date: 1830
Description: Plat map showing lots and streets. A few lots are marked with names, including: Boyd, Newton, Williams, Baird, Suydam, etc.
Map or Atlas

Map of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Date: 1830
Description: This map is ink, color, and pencil on paper and shows streets, farm lots, and a church. Handwritten notes are at the bottom of the map and are very light.
Map or Atlas

Winnebago City : on Swan Lake, [Wisconsin].

Date: 1830
Description: This plat map is pen-and-ink on tracing paper and shows a paper city planned in the late 1830's located on the shore of Swan Lake, Columbia County, Wiscons...

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