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Bay State House

Date: 1895
Description: View down road with the Bay State House on the left. Three houses and a barbershop also line the street. A lamppost is in the left foreground. The Mississ...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 
Description: A blurred image of a man as he is walking across the unpaved street which goes down to the Mississippi River. The Bay State House and more storefronts are ...
Photograph

People's State Bank

Date: 1923
Description: Exterior view from across street of the People's State Bank decorated to honor the 250th anniversary of the discovery of the Mississippi River.
Photograph

Bay State House

Date: 08 04 1925
Description: View from across street of three-story, classical revival, Bay State House. There is a side wing and a two-story porch across the front. An automobile is p...
Photograph

View on Main Street

Date: 
Description: Main Street scene. The shops include a harness shop, bank, drug store, and the Bay State House. A woman stands in the open doorway of the drugstore across ...
Property Record

318 S BEAUMONT

Community: Prairie du Chien
County: Crawford
Historic Name: JOSEPH M STREET HOUSE
Reference Number: 6065
Photograph

Bird's-Eye View of Town

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Description: Bird's-eye view from bluff. Far below is Main Street and the Mississippi River. The Bay State House facade can be seen among the buildings lining Main Stre...
National or State Registers Record

Rice Street and South Beaumont Rd.

Community: Prairie du Chien
County: Crawford
Historic Name: Second Fort Crawford Military Hospital
Reference Number: 66000121
General Information

Archaeological Sites Property Tax Exemption Program

Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office
Provides tax exemption for a property that contains an archaeological site listed in the National Register or State Register of Historic Places.
Photograph

Historical Marker of Gays Mills Apple Orchards

Date: 
Description: Image of the historical marker for Gays Mills Apple Orchards overlooking the town of Gays Mills, Wisconsin. The marker stands to the left, leaving an eleva...
Property Record

216 W Cass St

Community: Prairie du Chien
County: Crawford
Historic Name: Lori Knapp Home
Reference Number: 238967
General Information

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
WHEDA's programs strive to stimulate affordable housing and economic development throughout the state
Photograph

Woman's Building

Date: 1959
Description: Woman's Building, one of the oldest buildings in the city. It is believed to have been built in 1842 by John Folsom, an early settler and farmer on the hei...
Property Record

211 W Cass St

Community: Prairie du Chien
County: Crawford
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 237693
Property Record

300 N Marquette Rd

Community: Prairie du Chien
County: Crawford
Historic Name: Prairie City Canning Company
Reference Number: 3929
Property Record

3RD & BOLVIN STS

Community: Prairie du Chien
County: Crawford
Historic Name: VILLA LOUIS -pond
Reference Number: 234145
General Information

American Battlefield Protection Program

National Park Service
Assists projects leading directly to identification, preservation, and interpretation of battlefield and/or historic sites associated with a battle.
National or State Registers Record

Water St., St. Feriole Island

Community: Prairie du Chien
County: Crawford
Historic Name: Brisbois, Michael, House
Reference Number: 66000801
Property Record

211 S Main St

Community: Prairie du Chien
County: Crawford
Historic Name: Prairie du Chien Area Chamber of Commerce
Reference Number: 237692
General Information

Economic and Community Development – Community Development

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
These grants seek to improve community vitality and contribute to overall economic development

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