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HIGHWAY 35, NW CORNER OF WIS 35 AND OTTER ST

Community: Genoa
County: Vernon
Historic Name: Northern Wisconsin Co-op Tobacco Pool Warehouse
Reference Number: 72228
Historical Essay

Genoa (Bad Axe)

Origin of Genoa, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Genoa, Wisconsin.
Property Record

MAIN ST, W SIDE, MID BLOCK BETWEEN SWAN ST AND OTTER

Community: Genoa
County: Vernon
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 72227
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Mississippi River

Date: 1972
Description: View from the top of a grassy hill overlooking the Mississippi River.
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Cemetery and Chapel

Date: 1922
Description: Tombstones at the cemetery, Looking up towards the chapel.
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Genoa City Service Station Detail (Rooftop)

Date: 2008
Description: Built in the early 1920s, the station, with its tower, low rooflines, and decorative half-timbering, complemented the designs of the other resort buildings...
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Fisherman's Boardwalk

Date: 1960
Description: View of a crowd of people lined up fishing side by side on long pier. A railroad bridge, with a tanker car, is in the background.
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C.B.Q. Concrete Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: View across field of workers constructing a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad bridge.
Postcard

Greetings from Viroqua

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Viroqua, Wis." On reverse: "U.S. Government Dam on the Mississippi River." A cargo barge is about to pass through lock...
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School Store Room

Date: 03 23 1934
Description: Interior of a school storage room filled with desks and other school supplies, including a Smith Sanitary Bubbler Fountain (may be the origin of the region...
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Looking Northwest from Cemetery

Date: 1922
Description: View from the hilltop at the Genoa cemetery looking down towards the village, the Mississippi River and the Minnesota border.
Postcard

Group of People in Excursion Boat

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline towards a small group of people on an excursion boat in the water near the shore. Bluffs are in the background. Caption reads: "Scene n...
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Genoa

Date: 
Description: View of various buildings in Genoa. Behind the buildings is a tall rock formation covered with trees.
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Stone House in Genoa

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of an early stone house. An automobile is parked on the left side of the building.
Postcard

Genoa State Bank

Date: 1905
Description: Genoa State Bank with a small group of people gathered on its porch. Caption reads: "Genoa State Bank, Genoa, Wis."
Postcard

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: Right side view of the church. A hill is behind the church on the right. Caption reads: "St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Genoa, Wis."
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Genoa Dam

Date: 1953
Description: View across fields towards the Genoa Dam on the Mississippi River. Tree-covered hills are on the left.
Property Record

MUNDSACK RD

Community: Genoa
County: Vernon
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 109455
Property Record

NE CORNER OF SWAN ST AND WALNUT ST

Community: Genoa
County: Vernon
Historic Name: St. Charles Boromeo Catholic Church
Reference Number: 72229
Property Record

WILLENBERG RD

Community: Genoa
County: Vernon
Historic Name: Willenberg Road Bridge
Reference Number: 97487

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