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Historical Essay

Mount Horeb

Origin of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
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Sign and Poles

Date: 04 1981
Description: Sign and poles.
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Mt. Horeb Motel

Date: 1951
Description: The Village Inn and Motel, Mount Horeb.
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Main Street in Mt. Horeb

Date: 1871
Description: The main street of Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin.
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Mt. Horeb Rifle Club

Date: 04 20 1954
Description: Group portrait of members of the championship Mt. Horeb Rifle Club of the Southwest Wisconsin Rifle League. Front row: Almond Anderson, Black Earth; Claude...
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Mr. Beat in his Store

Date: 1955
Description: Mr. Beat in his store.
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Hardy Homestead

Date: 11 1956
Description: A former homestead in the autumn, framed by leafless trees. The cabin is constructed of squared logs with interlocking double-notch joints, chinked with a ...
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Mount Horeb Rifle Club

Date: 03 27 1950
Description: Group portrait of the 1949-1950 Southwest Wisconsin Champion Mount Horeb Rifle Club. The team was victorious in 12 straight matches with a score of 973 out...
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Phi Gamma Delta

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: Back gable and chimney from terrace of Phi Gamma Delta, 16 Langdon Street.
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Aerial View of Mount Horeb

Date: 10 1928
Description: Aerial view of Mount Horeb, including the central business district.
Postcard

Norwegian Evangelical Church

Date: 
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of the exterior of the Norwegian Evangelical Church. Caption reads: "Norwegian Evangelical Church, Mt. Horeb, Wis."
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Barn and Silo

Date: 1979
Description: A barn and silo, on a snow covered farm along Highway 78, between Mt. Horeb and Black Earth. The farmhouse is behind the barn. A barbed wire fence lines th...
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Gonstead Residence

Date: 05 05 1954
Description: A bedroom in the C.S. Gonstead home. Madison architect Herb Fritz designed the house, which was built in 1951 and severely damaged by fire in 1991. The acc...
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Vines in Winter

Date: 12 2013
Description: Vines growing out of a parking lot along a white wall.
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Gonstead Residence

Date: 05 05 1954
Description: Living room of the C.S. Gonstead home in Mt. Horeb, designed by Madison architect Herbert Fritz, built in 1951, and severely damaged by fire in 1991. The a...
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Gonstead Residence

Date: 05 05 1954
Description: East end of the living room of the C.S. Gonstead home in Mt. Horeb. Madison architect Herb Fritz designed the house, which was built in 1951 and severely d...
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Little Norway

Date: 1953
Description: Gardens of "Little Norway."
Property Record

104-106 S 2ND ST

Community: Mount Horeb
County: Dane
Historic Name: MT. HOREB HOUSE HOTEL
Reference Number: 5672
Historical Essay

Oldest Wisconsin License Plate

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Oldest known surviving license plate in Wisconsin, issued to a Mount Horeb man, 1905. (Museum object #1966.493.1)
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Gonstead Residence

Date: 05 05 1954
Description: Dining room in the C.S. Gonstead home in Mt. Horeb. Madison architect Herb Fritz designed the house, which was built in 1954 and severely damaged by fire i...

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