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LaFayette Hill Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: This two-story wooden structure was originally the house of LaFayette Hill (1812-1853), a member of Wisconsin's first Constitutional Convention and settler...
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John Corn's Place

Date: 09 03 1925
Description: A deteriorating one and a half-story log structure owned by John Corn. He was a Menomonee tribesman who operated a logger's place of entertainment and supp...
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Bay State House

Date: 08 04 1925
Description: View from across street of three-story, classical revival, Bay State House. There is a side wing and a two-story porch across the front. An automobile is p...
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The Mill at La Valle

Date: 1924
Description: The dam and four-story wooden mill on the Baraboo River. A bridge crosses the river on the left. There are houses and commercial buildings in the backgrou...
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Mill at Lemonwier

Date: 1925
Description: A large wooden building with side wing and covered porch, this mill was built in 1853-4 by Newell Dustin. There is a cupola behind the chimney. According t...
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Watering Trough at Delavan

Date: 1925
Description: An unidentified man in a buggy stops to water his horse at an old trough in the middle of the road. There is a handbill on a utility pole on the left.
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Central Hotel

Date: 08 23 1925
Description: Two men stand in front of the wooden Central Hotel building while a third stands in the doorway. An automobile is parked in front. To the right is a second...
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Ward Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: A three-story wooden structure with front porch identified as the Ward Hotel by a large sign on the front of the building. Several automobiles are parked d...
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, with a person sitting on the porch. There is also a second floor porch. Posters are posted on a pole i...
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White House Inn

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of the White House Inn, a three-story wooden structure with a two-story wing in the rear. A road sign for Highway 23 is in the foreground on the c...
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Stephen Bell Home

Date: 1909
Description: View acorss road of the home of Stephen Bell, which served as the last post office at King's Corners in the Town of Sumpter. Bell was the last postmaster h...
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Carl L. Buelow House and Saloon

Date: 1909
Description: The home of Carl L. Buelow, a combination of a log and frame house, also used as a saloon. A rod at the left corner can be used to hang a sign. A chair sit...
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Steele Tavern

Date: 1923
Description: Steele Tavern, built in 1849. The large, two-story wooden building with a rear wing, is in a state of neglect. The portion on the left has twelve over eigh...
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House with Fence

Date: 1907
Description: View up dirt road or track towards a two-story L-shaped frame house with a fence along the front. The right end of the house has a roof suspended over the ...
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Circus Camels

Date: 1910
Description: Five men in work clothes pose while riding Bactrian camels; three well-dressed men stand near a Dromedary. The group is on a dirt road with houses and util...
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Daniel Reynolds

Date: 1909
Description: Daniel Reynolds, wearing a hat, suit coat, and vest with watch fob, sits in a bentwood chair in front of a large tree. There is a board sidewalk behind hi...
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Site of Holton Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: A car and driver stop on a country road near Mt. Horeb at the site of the Holton Tavern. A windmill and tree stand on the site and there is debris at the ...
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Ruggles Farm

Date: 1926
Description: View from gate of the "Ruggles Place" between Mineral Point and Arena. The house has two large chimneys; stone pillars support ironwork gates at the entran...
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Summit Center House

Date: 1926
Description: A view of the front of large house with an open front porch, a front yard with mature trees, and a field beyond. The house features six over six window sas...
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Loganville Mill

Date: 1924
Description: The Loganville Mill, built in 1861. The owner was Joseph Mackey and the carpenter was Billy Palmer. Sacks of feed are sitting on a loading platform. There ...

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