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Map of Monroe County, Wisconsin

Date: 1877
Description: A map of Monroe County, Wisconsin that shows the townships and landownership and acreage wagon roads, railroads, streams, schools, and houses. Also include...
Map or Atlas

Map of Prospective State Highways in Monroe County

Date: 1912
Description: A map of Monroe County, Wisconsin showing townships, the towns of Sparta, Tomah, Oakdale, Wilton, Cashton, Glendale, Kendall and Wyeville, as well as the U...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Maneuver Area and Base Training Corps of the Second Army Maneuvers

Date: 1940
Description: This maps shows the areas in Monroe, Jackson, and Juneau counties, Wisconsin, where U.S. Army maneuvers were held in August 1940. Highways and roads, commu...
Photograph

Main Street Looking East

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Description: View down Main Street. There is a bank on the right and a 5&10 cent store on the left. Horse-drawn wagons and carriages are along the unpaved street. In th...
Photograph

Bird's Eye View of Norwalk

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Description: View from hill looking down across field toward town. Rolling hills are in the background.
Photograph

Birds Eye View

Date: 1921
Description: View of Norwalk looking down from a hill. Farm fields and forests surround the town.
Photograph

Norwalk Street Scene

Date: 1927
Description: Street scene down middle of street, with businesses on both sides. A hotel, the post office, and a hardware store are on the left. A mercantile, ice cream ...
Photograph

Farmer's State Bank

Date: 1914
Description: View from street of the facade of the Farmer's State Bank. The cornerstone of the building says "1913". A group of men sit on a bench in front of a store o...
Photograph

Water Street

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Description: View down Water Street which is lined with sidewalks and residential houses. In the foreground on both sides of the road are small wooden bridges along the...
Photograph

Rail Road Street

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Description: View across Rail Road Street with businesses on the right and horses and carts on the left. On the opposite side of the street is a hotel. There are hitchi...
Photograph

Depot and Yards

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Description: View down middle of two railroad tracks towards the railroad depot. Freight cars are on another set of railroad tracks on the left, and in the far backgrou...
Historical Essay

Monroe County

Origin of Monroe County
Discover the history of Monroe County, Wisconsin
Historical Essay

Norwalk

Origin of Norwalk, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Norwalk, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Commercial Fruit Production

Read about the trials and tribulations of commercial fruit production in Wisconsin from 1854 until the early 20th century.
Historical Essay

Monroe, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Monroe, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Tomah, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Tomah, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Floods in Wisconsin

Read a detailed account of the most significant floods in Wisconsin history. This article contains links to photographs and newspaper articles.
Historical Essay

Sue Ann Thompson's Inauguration Gown

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Inauguration gown worn by Wisconsin First Lady Sue Ann Thompson at her first inauguration ball, 1987. (Museum object #2003.61.1a-b)
Historical Essay

'Deke' Slayton Space Souvenir

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Patch that accompanied "Deke" Slayton on Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, July 15-24, 1975. (Museum object #1982.432.1)

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