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Filter: Year of 1880-1889
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Waupun on the Rock River. There is an inset at top center of "Althouse, Wheeler & Co., Windmills and Pumps." |
| Learn about the Disciples of Christ, who first became active in Wisconsin in the 1830s. |
| Read about the Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun, which opened in 1851 and housed men and women prisoners. |
| Wisconsin's first and only legal execution was for spousal murder in the 1800s. Read about past efforts to re-establish the death penalty in the state. |
| Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975 |
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| Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Martin K. Dahl, far left, sits with three women around a table which has been set in front of an iron fence which encloses a manicured yard. Two of the wom... |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| Historic Name: | G.W. Stanton/Farmers Elevator Co. |
| Reference Number: | 112329 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Dodge |
| Historic Name: | METHODIST EVANGELICAL CHURCH |
| Reference Number: | 15385 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Dodge |
| Historic Name: | Silas and Anna Harris House |
| Reference Number: | 15416 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Dodge |
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| Reference Number: | 15417 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Dodge |
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| Reference Number: | 15451 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Dodge |
| Historic Name: | A. Rossenbock House |
| Reference Number: | 224285 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| Historic Name: | C.H. Hall/Nickerson's Barber Shop |
| Reference Number: | 234445 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Dodge |
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| Reference Number: | 238955 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Dodge |
| Historic Name: | Silas and Anna Harris House - Carriage House |
| Reference Number: | 239506 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
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| Reference Number: | 58677 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| Historic Name: | Free Will Baptist Church |
| Reference Number: | 61614 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| Historic Name: | JONES / WELCH BROS. DRY GOODS |
| Reference Number: | 61623 |
| Community: | Waupun |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| Historic Name: | HOARD BUILDING / HOUDEK GROCERY |
| Reference Number: | 61638 |
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