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Durwards Glen Chapel on a Hill

Date: 1909
Description: Stone chapel on a hillside at Durwards Glen.
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Sugar Bowl

Date: 1910
Description: The rock formation at the Dells known as the Sugar Bowl.
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Toll House

Date: 1924
Description: The old toll house. The house is surrounded by a sagging wire fence, and there are two pumps in the overgrown yard.
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Staudenmayer Graves

Date: 1910
Description: The Staudenmayer grave marker set amid the lush vegetation of Durwards Glen.
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Woman on Footbridge

Date: 1909
Description: Woman standing on footbridge in a forested area in Durwards Glen.
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Lombardy Poplar Trees

Date: 1909
Description: View of two Lombardy poplar trees next to a stone building.
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The Gorge, Looking North

Date: 1909
Description: A view of the "Glen of the Calydon" showing a stream and rock formations.
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Chimney Rock

Date: 1910
Description: Chimney Rock at the Dells in winter.
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Dells of the Wisconsin River

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the rock formations along the Wisconsin River at the Dells.
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Indian Village Site

Date: 1907
Description: A barren area of sandy soil and rocks identified as the site of an Indian village near Okee.
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Calydine Glen

Date: 1910
Description: A view of a ravine showing rock strata and a stream.
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Dell Creek Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: View from river of Dell Creek bridge with bluff and birch trees on the left.
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Pioneer Well

Date: 10 1924
Description: J.R. Hastie stands beside a chain and crank operated pump at the pioneer well, "a few miles below Portage."
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Gibraltar Rock

Date: 1910
Description: View of the face of the bluff at Gibraltar Rock, with farmland and other bluffs far below in the distance.
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Marquette and Joliet Marker

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Marquette-Joliet historical marker. Erected by the Wau-bun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Wilson's Tavern

Date: 1923
Description: Wilson's Tavern, north of the point where the road from Black Hawk enters Trunk Highway 60. Built by John Wilson on Wilson Creek.
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Stand Rock

Date: 1910
Description: A man in motion moves toward making the leap to Stand Rock as men and women watch nearby.
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Low Tavern

Date: 1924
Description: View of the Low Tavern from the yard. There are two small porches on the left and right side of the building, and two chimneys.
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Jaws of the Dells

Date: 1910
Description: View from bank of the Wisconsin River of the Jaws of the Dells in winter. Snow is on the ground and ice lines the shoreline.
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Lone Rock

Date: 1910
Description: View across Wisconsin River of men and women in canoes at the base of Lone Rock at the Dells.

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