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Railroad Depot

Date: 1967
Description: Railroad Depot. North Freedom is the home of the Mid-Continent Railway Museum which operates excursion tours on a steam railroad.
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North Freedom Railroad

Date: 1968
Description: Elevated view of steam trains and railroad cars on the North Freedom Railroad at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum. Cars are in the parking lot on the right...
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Construction on River Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a work train on railroad tracks on a railroad bridge, over a river, that is under construction. Several workmen are standing and posing on...
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Chicago, Northwestern Railroad Tracks

Date: 
Description: View of Chicago, Northwestern Railroad set of two railroad tracks at Devil's Lake, chartered in 1859. To the right, power lines run the length of the Devil...
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Merrimac Train Depot

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Description: The Merrimac depot and a train. A group of people are standing in between the train tracks near the railroad cars.
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Construction on Railroad Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of several workmen standing on a platform near the shoreline of the Wisconsin River during construction of a railroad bridge. There is a work...
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1911
Description: View down railroad tracks of a depot and yards in Ableman. The depot is in the background, among other industrial and commercial buildings.
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Downsteam Side of Power House at Power Dam

Date: 09 01 1913
Description: Elevated view of the power house from the southwest showing progress of the brickwork. Two railroad cars are standing on the railroad extension. Workers ar...
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Milwaukee Road Railroad Station, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 07 31 1975
Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Road railroad station on the last day of operation by the line.
Magazine or Periodical

An Awkward Fix

Date: 07 1892
Description: Engraved illustration depicting Frank Lenz sitting on the edge of a railroad bridge holding his safety bicycle in front of him and his box camera on his ba...
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Railroad to Power Dam Washed Out by Flood

Date: 10 18 1911
Description: Receding flood waters reveal destruction of the railroad extension to the power dam construction site.
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Devil's Lake Shoreline

Date: 1878
Description: Lake shore with men and railroad tracks on Devil's Lake.
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Railroad Bridge in Merrimac from Wisconsin River

Date: 1876
Description: View, from the north bank of the Wisconsin River, of the 1899-foot railroad bridge in Merrimac. Two women and a man are sitting on the riverbank in the for...
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Wisconsin Granite Company — Granite Quarry

Date: 1910
Description: View across the bottom of a quarry toward a group of men posing around a horse who appears to be pulling an open railroad car on railroad tracks. Steep cli...
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Carload of Radios

Date: 1930
Description: Four men pose in front of a railroad car. Two of the men are shaking hands. A banner on the car advertises "A Carload of Majestic Radios for Gem City Oil C...
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Railroad to Power Dam Washed Out by Flood

Date: 10 18 1911
Description: Workmen standing on damaged and partly submerged railroad track on the west shore of the Wisconsin River.
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Railroad Tracks along Shoreline of Devil's Lake

Date: 
Description: A view of the shoreline of Devil's Lake with railroad tracks in the foreground. On the back of the photograph is the photographer's information: "Sim Mould...
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Electric Railroad Across River on Ice at Power Dam

Date: 01 20 1912
Description: Elevated view of two men standing on a rail car on the narrow gauge electric railroad crossing the river at the dam construction site. The portion of track...
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Locomotive Parked near Courthouse Square

Date: 1940
Description: Two men and a police officer stand beside the "Pioneer," an early Chicago and Northwestern Railroad locomotive which is parked beside the Sauk County Court...
National or State Registers Record

Railroad St.

Community: Reedsburg
County: Sauk
Historic Name: Chicago and North Western Depot
Reference Number: 84000639

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