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| Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Half gallon milk bottle used by Hoard's Dairyman Farm of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, c. 1934-1944. (Museum Object 1977.354.84) |
| Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
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| Origin of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin |
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| Discover the history of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Bird’s-eye view map. "Looking north east." Indexed for points of interest. Shows homes, businesses, and the Bark and Rock River. Streets running west to ea... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Shows ward boundaries, corporation limits, plat of town, land ownership by name, local streets, parks, railroads, and parts of Rock River. Wards appear in ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Lower left hand corner features a legend. "Drawn 1938, revised 1947." Shows water mains, hydrants, corporation limits, city ward divisions, fire proof buil... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Includes index of streets and of local businesses. Shows location of Citizens State Bank, roads, highways, railroads, parks, cemeteries, and city sanitary ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over the ox-bow of the Bark River in early morning. Buildings, dwellings and barns are in the foreground at the bottom of the hill, and a bri... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Field artillery piece of the First World War pointing across the Rock River from the grounds of the American Legion post. |
| Date: | 07 18 1953 |
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| Description: | Willard Wendt of Lake Mills defeats Phil Schoenbeck, 1 up, to advance to the finals of the 31st annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association Tournament h... |
| Date: | 07 17 1953 |
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| Description: | John Crump of Lake Mills defeats defending champ Bruce Rodgers, 2 up, to advance to the finals of the 31st annual East-Central Wisconsin Golf Association T... |
| Date: | 07 18 1953 |
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| Description: | Everett Robinson (left), Lake Ripley Country Club, Cambridge, and William Rhyme, Portage Country Club, examine the scoreboard before starting their senior ... |
| Date: | 05 30 1956 |
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| Description: | Portrait of the bride at the wedding of Deborah Wells Jones and Malcolm Donaldson, which took place at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Ft. Atkinson. Debora... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Informal portrait of Rosina Victoria Junghans seated at a desk with cards and letters to and from servicemen and women serving in World War II. She holds r... |
| Date: | 05 18 1964 |
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| Description: | Governor John W. Reynolds lights the "torch of liberty" at the State Capitol for a team of cross-country runners from Fort Atkinson High School, who carrie... |
| Date: | 06 2008 |
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| Description: | View looking east of a 1000-year-old Indian intaglio effigy in the shape of a panther. The effigy, which is on the north bank of the Rock River, is filled ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view down the center of a unpaved street in downtown Fort Atkinson. Horse-drawn vehicles are at the curbs. Caption reads: "Street Sce... |
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