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| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Although the first European settlement in Jefferson was in 1836, the Village of Jefferson was first incorporated as a city in 1878. Made eight years earlie... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Jefferson, looking north. Crayfish River at left and center, Rock River from upper center to bottom center, joins at left of center; thir... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View towards the church on a hill. There is a wide set of stairs that leads up to the entrance. Caption reads: "St. John-the-Baptist Catholic Church, Jeffe... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the town, probably from the west bank of the Rock River. Pedestrians are walking through a park in the foreground. |
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| Description: | View of a dam on Rock River. Commercial buildings are visible in the background. |
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| Description: | View of the Rock River featuring a shoreline across the river with several buildings (possibly industrial plants), two towers, and many trees. |
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| Description: | View of the Old Toll Bridge with trees and a pier in the foreground and buildings on the opposite shore. |
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| Description: | View of the Old Toll Bridge with buildings standing on the opposite shore. |
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| Description: | View of a bridge with a boat passing beneath it. Several dwellings are visible in the background. |
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| Description: | River scene with views of the tree-lined shores. |
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| Description: | A boat is moored along a shore of a river lined with trees and dwellings. |
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| Description: | A boat rests along the shoreline of a river and town buildings are visible in the background on the opposite bank. |
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| Description: | Trees, other foliage, and several dwellings surround the shores of Crawfish River. |
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| Description: | A bridge crosses the Crawfish River. A dwelling stands along the tree-covered shoreline. |
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| Description: | Bundles of a harvested grain stand in a field beyond a body of water. |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | This map shows landownership, lot and block numbers, wards, cemeteries, and the high school. The map has been removed from Page’s Atlas of Jefferson County... |
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