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Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Columbus

Date: 1868
Description: This 1868 birds-eye view depicts the buildings, streets, railroad, vegetation and topography of Columbus, Wisconsin. The high school, cemetery, railroad de...
Map or Atlas

Columbus, Wis. Looking West

Date: 1893
Description: Bird's-eye map of Columbus.
Historical Essay

Brown, Olympia 1835-1926

Suffragist and Minister
Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America.
Historical Essay

Lewis, Gov. James Taylor (1819-1904)

Wisconsin Civil War Officer, 9th Governor of Wisconsin
Historical Essay

A Minister Teaches Escaped Slaves to Read and Write

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Drawing

First State Buildings at Columbus

Date: 1815
Description: Engraved view of the first state buildings in Columbus, Ohio, including the United States Courthouse, Public Offices and the Old State House. A number of p...
Map or Atlas

Parcel Map of Columbus, Ohio

Date: 1834
Description: Parcel map of Columbus, Ohio.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Town of Columbus, Columbia Co., Wisconsin

Date: 1856
Description: This map shows plat of town, local streets, railroads, projected railroads, residential buildings, mills, and part of the Crawfish River. The map includes ...
Map or Atlas

Plot of Lewis's First Addition to the Town of West Columbus Situated in Columbia County and State of Wisconsin

Date: 1856
Description: This map is ink and pencil on paper and shows plat of the town, local streets, and blocks and lots by number. The map includes explanatory text.
Photograph

After the Snowstorm

Date: 03 03 1881
Description: Stereograph of men standing on a cleared sidewalk in front of storefronts. Three men are standing on snowbanks along the curb. Several men are holding snow...
Photograph

Miss T.B. McCafferty

Date: 1870
Description: Vignetted quarter-length head and shoulders portrait of a woman.
Property Record

711 W JAMES ST

Community: Columbus
County: Columbia
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 16049
Property Record

W1391 WEINER RD

Community: Columbus
County: Columbia
Historic Name: Holsten Family Farm-house/machine shed
Reference Number: 232941
Property Record

W1391 WEINER RD

Community: Columbus
County: Columbia
Historic Name: Holsten Family Farm-Garage
Reference Number: 232943
Property Record

W1391 WEINER RD

Community: Columbus
County: Columbia
Historic Name: HOLSTEN FAMILY FARMSTEAD
Reference Number: 23564
Property Record

W1391 WEINER RD

Community: Columbus
County: Columbia
Historic Name: Holsten Family Farm
Reference Number: 23565
Property Record

STATE HIGHWAY 73 0.2 MI NE OF US HIGHWAY 151

Community: Columbus
County: Columbia
Historic Name: ROBERT GAMIDGE FARM
Reference Number: 23566
Property Record

STATE HIGHWAY 73 0.2 MI NE OF US HIGHWAY 151

Community: Columbus
County: Columbia
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 23567
Property Record

101 S LUDINGTON ST

Community: Columbus
County: Columbia
Historic Name: Whitney Hotel
Reference Number: 26716

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