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Denniston House

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The Denniston House hotel, which was erected in 1836 with a view to making it the territorial capitol of Wisconsin, in the event Cassville should be chosen as the Capital.

Date Created:
1900

Publication Information

Date Created
1900

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
21 x 20 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PF Cassville.7

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013QVP
Legacy ID
WHi 29801

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