Postcard
Holy Hill
View of Holy Hill, with a field and the Hillside Hotel in the foreground. Captions read: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage" and "The Holy Hill and Hill Side Motel, Holy Hill. Wis." |
Image ID: | 32129 |
---|---|
Creation Date: | circa 1920 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Hartford |
County: | Washington |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Place File* |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PF Hartford.10 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
Rev. Francis Paulhuber bought the land on Holy Hill in 1855 and later built a log chapel there. The original log building has been replaced by a brick chapel and church. Until 1900, the land was known as Hermit Hill and the present shrine is run by the Carmelite Fathers. |
Trees |
Cities and towns |
Hills |
Land use, Rural |
Hotels |
Automobile parking |
Automobiles |
Fields (Agriculture) |
Barns |
Church buildings |
This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
---|