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Scale

Date: 05 22 1928
Description: Man weighing milk can on Toledo platform scale at Belmont Creamery.
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Old Scale

Date: 06 08 1928
Description: Man weighing milk can on old platform scale at Belmont Creamery.
Photograph

Toledo Scale

Date: 06 08 1928
Description: Man weighing milk can on Toledo scale at Belmont Creamery.
Photograph

First Capitol State Park

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Description: View across road towards a white sign that reads: "First Capital State Park" that includes an arrow pointing towards two white buildings in the background,...
Photograph

First Capitol State Park

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Description: A white sign in the foreground near a fence reads: "First Capital State Park," with an arrow pointing towards a white building in the background that has a...
Historical Essay

The Territorial Era: 1787-1848

A Short History of Wisconsin
Learn about the key people and events during Wisconsin's Territorial Era (1787-1848).
Field Trip or Tour

First Capitol Field Trip

First Capitol - a historic site
Tour the first capitol of Wisconsin and reimagine Wisconsin as a place of beginnings.
Historical Essay

Capitol Buildings in Wisconsin

Brief history of Wisconsin's various capitol buildings built and destroyed over the decades.
Historical Essay

Wisconsin (oldest cities and towns)

Learn about the oldest cities and towns in Wisconsin which were established by 1836 and still exist today.
Historical Essay

Up in Smoke: The Story of the 1904 Wisconsin State Capitol Fire - Image Gallery Essay

Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol.
Historical Essay

The Creation of Wisconsin Territory

A Plot of Land Becomes a City
Discover how Wisconsin went from a small part of a territory to a capital city.
Photograph

Main Street Looking South

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Description: View down middle of an unpaved road. There are shops and homes on the street down the hill, and pedestrians on the sidewalk. On the left, there is a pile o...
Photograph

Main Street Looking North

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Description: View uphill of an unpaved Main Street. There is a horse and buggy in the street. A group of men congregate on a sidewalk at the corner.
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Commercial Avenue

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Description: View across unpaved road of storefront on Commercial Avenue after the rain. There is a butcher shop, F. Tallada Candy and Cigars, and a saloon. A streetlig...
National or State Registers Record

N of Belmont off U.S. 151

Community: Belmont
County: Lafayette
Historic Name: First Capitol
Reference Number: 70000036
Photograph

Toledo Scale

Date: 05 22 1928
Description: Man weighing a box on a Toledo scale at the Belmont Creamery.
Photograph

First Wisconsin Territorial Capitol Building

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view from across road of the first Wisconsin territorial Capitol building, as restored, in Old Belmont (later changed to Leslie).
Map or Atlas

100 Valuable Building Lots in Belmont

Date: 1836
Description: Lots to be sold at auction by Van Antwerp and Van Dyke on Monday, 3rd Oct. 1836. The map shows plots and labeled streets. Iowa County was later split and B...
Photograph

First Wisconsin Territorial Legislature Council House (First Capitol)

Date: 1870
Description: Council House of the first Wisconsin Territorial Legislature when it met at Belmont in 1836. A young boy or man wearing a hat stands in front near a fence.
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down side of railroad tracks of locomotive pulling into the Belmont train station. A group of children stands at the platform.

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