Bird's-Eye View of Baraboo in Sauk County, Wisconsin | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society

Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Baraboo in Sauk County, Wisconsin

Bird's-Eye View of Baraboo in Sauk County, Wisconsin | Map or Atlas | Wisconsin Historical Society
Baraboo was first settled around 1838, and by 1870 it had become the county seat and the thriving village illustrated here. This birds eye drawing depicts street names and street layouts, houses, trees, and a river. A reference key at the bottom of the map shows the location of the city's court house, county jail, high school, district school, Troting Park, and Baraboo's specific denominational churches (Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Unitarian). At the bottom left of the map is an inset street-view drawing of the city's Court House, and at the bottom right of the map is an inset street-view drawing of the city's high school.
DESCRIPTION
Baraboo was first settled around 1838, and by 1870 it had become the county seat and the thriving village illustrated here. This birds eye drawing depicts street names and street layouts, houses, trees, and a river. A reference key at the bottom of the map shows the location of the city's court house, county jail, high school, district school, Troting Park, and Baraboo's specific denominational churches (Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Unitarian). At the bottom left of the map is an inset street-view drawing of the city's Court House, and at the bottom right of the map is an inset street-view drawing of the city's high school.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:11176
Creation Date: 1870
Creator Name:Ruger & Stoner
City:Baraboo
County:Sauk
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Map Collection
Genre:Map or Atlas
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:H GX9029 B22 1870 R
Original Dimensions:20 x 17 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Panoramic Map
SUBJECTS
Courthouses
Dwellings
School buildings
Cities and towns
Bird's-eye views
Land
Roads
Rivers

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