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Map or Atlas

Milton, Wisconsin

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Milton.
Photograph

The Koshkonong Hotel

Date: 1874
Description: View of the Koshkonong Hotel (later the Lakehouse Inn), a stone and brick hotel with a parapet roof on Maple Beach Road. People are in front of the inn. Ha...
Photograph

The Koshkonong Hotel

Date: 1874
Description: View of the Koshkonong Hotel (later the Lakehouse Inn), a stone and brick hotel with lots of windows, a parapet roof and a small structure on roof, on Mapl...
Photograph

Milton Academy

Date: 1870
Description: In 1844 Joseph Goodrich founded Milton Academy and built the first gravel and mortar building in the town. (Note that the Milton House is often called the ...
Photograph

Milton College Campus

Date: 1865
Description: A view of the Milton College campus, showing three main buildings. Caption reads: "Milton College".
Drawing

Milton Academy

Date: 1865
Description: A drawing of Milton Academy.
Photograph

Milton House Stables

Date: 08 1898
Description: The stables at the Milton House. The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was built in 1845 by ...
Historical Essay

Psychics and Mystics in 1850s Wisconsin

Spirits Lead a Woman to Fortune
Morris Pratt was a well known psychic medium whose legacy is his eponymous spiritualist institution in Whitewater, known locally as "Pratt's Folly."
Historical Essay

The Underground Railroad in Wisconsin

Read about the most famous actions of freedom seekers along Wisconsin's Underground Railroad. Includes links to primary sources.
Manuscript

Andrew Pratt Letter, Page 1

Date: 11 22 1863
Description: The first page of a letter written by Andrew Pratt, an African American man, to Governor Salomon.
Manuscript

Andrew Pratt Letter, Page 2

Date: 11 22 1863
Description: The second page of a letter written by Andrew Pratt, an African American man, to Governor Salomon.
Property Record

8115 STATE HIGHWAY 26

Community: Milton
County: Rock
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 118307
Property Record

10852 COUNTY HIGHWAY N

Community: Milton
County: Rock
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 128083
Property Record

359 E MADISON AVE

Community: Milton
County: Rock
Historic Name: GEORGE W. POST
Reference Number: 16675
Property Record

602 E MADISON ST

Community: Milton
County: Rock
Historic Name: Elijiah Goodrich Wheat Warehouse
Reference Number: 17032
Property Record

232 S JANESVILLE ST

Community: Milton
County: Rock
Historic Name: JOHN ALEXANDER WHEAT WAREHOUSE
Reference Number: 17105
Property Record

18 S JANESVILLE ST

Community: Milton
County: Rock
Historic Name: GOODRICH BLACKSMITH SHOP
Reference Number: 17106
Property Record

711 E HIGH ST

Community: Milton
County: Rock
Historic Name: PETER MCEWAN WAREHOUSE
Reference Number: 17107
Property Record

528 E MADISON AVE

Community: Milton
County: Rock
Historic Name: GOODRICH-BUTEN HOUSE
Reference Number: 17108
Property Record

205 E MADISON AVE

Community: Milton
County: Rock
Historic Name: ABRAM ALLEN HOUSE
Reference Number: 17109

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