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Soldiers' Grove

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Soldiers' Grove with a bridge in the foreground.
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Building and River

Date: 1920
Description: A large building, possibly a mill, next to a river.
Map or Atlas

Prairie du Chien Bird's-Eye Map

Date: 1870
Description: During the War of 1812, the only battle fought in Wisconsin was in Prairie du Chien, in 1814. Made fifty-six years later, this birds eye drawing depicts th...
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Riverside Town

Date: 1902
Description: River with distant hills behind a town. An island is in the foreground.
Photograph

Wauzeka Neighborhood

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of Wauzeka. A bridge over a river is in the background.
Photograph

Lynxville

Date: 1902
Description: View of Lynxville from the river.
Photograph

Tower Foundation

Date: 1898
Description: View from water tower, showing the grove where Black Hawk's pursuers were supposed to have camped in 1832. The group of men in the foreground are digging f...
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View of Town

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Description: 1. Stone Astor Fur Co. building built in 1808. 2. Voth Cottage, built in 1930. 3. Brisbois mansion, built 1808, by Michael Brisbois. 4. Site of Hudson Bay ...
Painting

Fort Crawford

Date: 1840
Description: A view of Fort Crawford (the second site and buildings of 1829-?).
Painting

Fort Crawford

Date: 1830
Description: Fort Crawford (the original site, 1816-1831).
Map or Atlas

Crawford County Map

Date: 1878
Description: Illustrated map of Crawford County. On the bottom right is an inset of a group of people near a train on a railroad track.
Map or Atlas

Plan of the Settlement at Prairie des Chiens from the Report of J. [sic] Lee Esq., Agent, &c. : Not Taken from Actual Survey

Date: 1820
Description: This map displays the plan for claiming various settlement zones in the Prairie des Chiens area in 1820. It shows Fort Crawford and 87 confirmed and unconf...
Photograph

De Soto Scenic View

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Description: Elevated view of a road, wooden boardwalk and railroad tracks leading towards a group of buildings near bluffs in the distance. On the right is a marshy ar...
Photograph

Lovers' Lane

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Description: View down a wooden pedestrian walkway. The Mississippi River and railroad tracks are along the shoreline on the left. Storefronts and other buildings are a...
Map or Atlas

Map of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Date: 1830
Description: This early 19th century manuscript map of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, shows sections, landownership and acreages, roads, and ferries in the towns of Bridg...
Map or Atlas

Map of Crawford County, Wisconsin by Township

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Description: These 19th-century manuscript maps show the survey of much of Crawford County, Wisconsin. Plats for the towns of Prairie du Chien and Bridgeport and for th...
Map or Atlas

Map of Crawford County, Wisconsin Showing Division of Townships

Date: 01 09 1849
Description: Shows county line boundaries, rivers, and falls. Includes explanation of township and county divisions. Pen and pencil on paper. Title supplied by cataloge...
Photograph

Bird's Eye View

Date: 1926
Description: View from hill looking down at homes and businesses in town. A bridge goes over the Kickapoo River. The depot and railroad tracks and Main Street are behin...
Map or Atlas

Plat of Wauzeeka Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This is a plat map of "Wauzeeka" drawn in pencil. The map shows numbered lots, labeled streets, the Kickapoo River, and railroads. The map reads: "Laid out...
Map or Atlas

Town of Wauzeeka, Crawford Co. Wis. : 15 Miles from Prairie du Chien

Date: 1856
Description: This map shows lot and block numbers, streets, a mill, the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad, the train depot, and the Kickapoo River. Included in the low...

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