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Old Lead Road Marker
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Old Lead Road Marker. Marker reads: "The Old Lead Road. In 1828, ox-teams, guided along an ancient Winnebago Indian Trail, began hauling over this road. June 29, 1832, after the battle of the Pecatonica, Gen. Henry Dodge and his Rangers passed here to join the main persuit of Black Hawk at Koshkonong. June 27, 1845, Niklaus Durst and Fridolin Streiff were led by this road to the site of New Glarus which they selected as the location of their Swiss colony. August 15, 1845, the first band of Swiss colonists followed this road to their new home. Erected by Walter Stuessy, Post No. 141, American Legion".
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Old lead road near New Glarus to be dedicated
May 29, 1931
Wisconsin State Journal
Old Lead Road Monument
1920
A stone monument dedicated to the Old Lead Road. The marker reads: "The Old Lead Road. In 1828, ox-teams, guided along an ancient Winnebago Indian Trail, began hauling over this road. June 29, 1832...
New Glarus
1850
New Glarus from an early lithograph. Caption reads: "A Swiss contribution to American culture, New Glarus, Wis., founded in 1845 by Swiss settlers and still a living center of Swiss spirit". Text a...
Swiss Settler Monument
1915
Monument to the first settlers in this Swiss colony, 1845.
