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Distant View of Clinton across Koshonong Creek

Date: 1874
Description: Elevated view from hill of Clinton, now Rockdale. Three men are in the middle distance, looking east across Koshonong Creek towards a mill dam, bridge and ...
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Man at the Yahara River Dam

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Description: A man stands, with a rowboat in the background, at the mouth of the Yahara river on the dam at Lake Mendota.
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Lake Mendota

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Description: A small dam and concrete barriers stand against the shore of Lake Mendota. Trees and shrubs grow on either side of the dam and a pier extends from the sho...
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Power Dam

Date: 1925
Description: View from shoreline of a dam constructed of concrete and wood. On the other shoreline are houses and other wood outbuildings.
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Old Mill Site

Date: 1895
Description: View from bridge towards a tall smokestack standing on the left side of the Yahara River where it is flowing out of Lake Mendota. Remnants of the foundatio...
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Work on Tenney Park Lock and Dam

Date: 01 08 1959
Description: Work on the new Tenney Park lock and dam is progressing on schedule. A temporary spillway (not shown) has been built to divert the Yahara River from the co...

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