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Iowa County Court House
1905
Slightly elevated view across street towards the second Iowa County Court House, built in 1842. For a time in 1846, the space was leased to the newly organized congregation of Trinity Episcopal Chu...
Lower Ward School
1925
Lower Ward School (also called Second Ward School) built in 1867 and used through 1923. It was torn down in 1931.
Mineral Point Jail
1913
Reportedly the first jail to be built in Wisconsin, this jail was built somewhere between 1830 and 1835 from hewn logs. Iowa County was organized within the Territory of Michigan in 1829 and Minera...
Mineral Point Watertower
1905
A watertower in Mineral Point. Caption reads: "Watertower, Mineral Point, Wis."
Patio of Cornish House
1946
Slightly elevated view of the patio area of a Cornish house.