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| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Darlington, county seat of Lafayette County, was established in the late 1840s, but didn't thrive until the arrival of the railroad in 1856. This view show... |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Darlington's first settlers arrived by 1826, attracted by the lead mines of the area. Arrival of the railroad in 1856 stimulated growth, and in 1857 the co... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Darlington. Area bordered by Washington and North Streets, upper left hand corner, the fairgrounds, upper right corner, River Street, bot... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of wagon bridge in Darlington, with a river on the right, a cow in a field, and a building on the left. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of street with bridge in Darlington. Cars are parked in the center of the street at an angle. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Darlington, with the bridge over the river in the foreground, and the town beyond. Caption reads: "View from the Hill, Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View down road, with the Pecatonica River and a bridge on the left. Caption reads: "Pecatonica River and Bridge, Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Pecatonica River, which is curving from left to right, making two hairpin turns among fields and trees. Hills are in the distance. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of town looking down a hill. In the foreground is a river with trees along the bank. On the other side of the river is a factory with industr... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down tree-lined hill over the Pecatonica River. The bridge connects River Street to Main Street. Storefronts line the street, and the Lafayette County... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down the railroad tracks across the bridge. On the far side are barns and industrial buildings among trees. |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Ink on paper. Shows local streets and Pekatonika River. "John M. Keep, proprietor. "Original plat of Darlington as surveyed by Richardson on June 14, 1850.... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | This map is ink, pen, and watercolor on paper and shows plat of the town, local streets, lots by number, U.S. subdivisions in red lines, Mineral Point Rail... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking up the Pecatonica River. Caption reads: "Pecatonica River, Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Aerial view along river toward Darlington. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across top of the Pecatonica River dam towards the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "The Dam at Darlington, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of two women canoeing on the Pecatonica River. There are two more people in a boat in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Scene on Pecatonica... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Pecatonica River at the bridge. The river is flooding the town. Caption reads: "Pecatonica River on a Rampage, Darlington, , Wis." |
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