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Summer White House on the Brule

Date: 1926
Description: Black and white postcard view of Cedar Island Lodge, located on the Brule River, owned by Henry Clay Pierce, businessman and financier. It was dubbed the S...
Map or Atlas

Resorts of Northern Wisconsin and Michigan

Date: 1914
Description: Two maps of northern Wisconsin counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Chippewa, Douglas, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Sawyer, Tayl...
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee County and Plans of Pewaukee, Oconomowoc, Soldiers' Home, Wauwatosa, Waukesha

Date: 1891
Description: A hand-colored map of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin that shows the township and range system, sections, towns, roads, railroads and rail stations, cities and...
Map or Atlas

Fayette L. Bucks Map of Manitowish & Turtle Waters : Showing Location of the Bucks Summer Resorts and Cabins

Date: 1905
Description: This early 20th century map identifies the locations of the Divide Resort and Spider Lake Resort in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Also shown are trails, stage l...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Burnett County Lakes Region

Date: 1955
Description: This 1950s tourist brochure features a map of Burnett County, Wisconsin, and northern Polk County which shows highways and roads, railroads, landmarks, and...
Map or Atlas

Northern Wisconsin Lake Region, the Milwaukee Road

Date: 1938
Description: The map includes text, illustrations, a railroad fare table (season 1938), a Directory of resorts and hotels, and a regional map on the back.
Map or Atlas

Big Eau Pleine Reservoir, Marathon County : Map No. 4504

Date: 1951
Description: This map shows land use, dwellings, resorts, camps, marshes, springs, dams, lake bottom composition, and access. The map includes a fish species table, geo...
Map or Atlas

Map Showing Territory 4 Miles North, 8 miles East, 7 Miles South, and 6 Miles West of Harshaw, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows logging roads, railroads with spur lines, trails, rapids, lumber camps, Indian villages, summer resort, lakes, rivers, and ponds.

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