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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.
Property Record

221 SILVER ST

Community: Hurley
County: Iron
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 80438
General Information

Historic Homes Tax Credit Program

State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society
This program offers a 25-percent Wisconsin income tax credit for homeowners who rehabilitate historic, non-income-producing personal residences.
National or State Registers Record

S of Hurley

Community: Oma
County: Iron
Historic Name: Annala Round Barn
Reference Number: 79000085
Biographical Book Excerpt

Foster, George, C.

Date: 1855 - 1924
County: Iron
Biographical Book Excerpt

Ruggles, Alba, Lincoln

Date: 1861 - 1929
County: Iron
Biographical Book Excerpt

Ruggles, Alba, Lincoln

Date: 1861 - 1929
County: Iron
Property Record

STATE HIGHWAY 122 AND MONTREAL RIVER

Community: Saxon
County: Iron
Historic Name: Superior Falls Hydro Plant
Reference Number: 26872
Map or Atlas

Forest Protection District No. 3, West Portion, Iron County

Date: 1937
Description: "Prepared ... March 1937." Includes location map. "State of Wisconsin, Conservation Department, Map Division"--upper left. From the E.P. Sherry papers rela...
National or State Registers Record

0.25 mi. W of jct. of Plummer Mine Rd. and STH 77

Community: Pence
County: Iron
Historic Name: Plummer Mine Headframe
Reference Number: 97001141
Photograph

Women Booked For Prostitution

Date: 08 05 1942
Description: Women are booked for prostitution by state agents at the Iron County jail after vice raids at Hurley-area taverns on a Tuesday night.
Photograph

Two Men after Vice Raid

Date: 08 04 1942
Description: John W. Roach, Chief of the State Beverage Tax Division, (left) and Sheriff Sam Giovanoni, on right, snapped after a sweeping raid on many Hurley area esta...
Property Record

IN STATE FOREST

Community: Mercer
County: Iron
Historic Name: LOGGING CAMP
Reference Number: 18590
Property Record

RUKS RD .5 MI E OF STATE HIGHWAY 122

Community: Saxon
County: Iron
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 18606
General Information

Wisconsin Historic Preservation Fund Subgrants

State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society
This grant provides funding for the identification, evaluation, and listing of architectural and archaeological resources
Photograph

Fire Lookout Station

Date: 10 1936
Description: Fire lookout station at Mercer ranger station.
Property Record

NW CNR OF STATE HIGHWAY 77 AND ATLANTIC ST

Community: Knight
County: Iron
Historic Name: TRIXIE MARY'S TAVERN
Reference Number: 18596
Property Record

W STATE HIGHWAY 77

Community: Anderson
County: Iron
Historic Name: Upson Ranger Station
Reference Number: 96925
Photograph

Woman Being Led Out of a Hurley Area Establishment

Date: 08 04 1942
Description: A woman is led out by a State Agent during a sweeping raid on many Hurley area establishments. The arrest warrants were for gambling and prostitution. The ...
Photograph

Man Seized in Vice Raid

Date: 07 04 1942
Description: State Agent (left, with face blacked out to prevent future identification) as he seized the operator of the roulette table at the Ritz Bar after a sweeping...

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