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Wisconsin River Topographic Map
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Topographic map of the Wisconsin River done under direction of Daniel Meade for construction of the Kilbourn dam by the Southern Wisconsin Power Company. Illustrates the property owned by the power company (yellow) and private land owners (red) whose lands would be affected by the rise in water level.
1907
Meade, Daniel W.
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WHi 57692
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Topographic Map of Wisconsin River
1907
Topographic map of the Wisconsin River done under direction of Daniel Meade for construction of the Kilbourn dam by the Southern Wisconsin Power Company. Illustrates in pencil the high water marks ...
Kilbourn Dam
Kilbourn Dam under construction on the Wisconsin River by the Southern Wisconsin Power Company.
Aeroplane View of Power House and Dam
1924
Illustration based on an aerial photograph of a powerhouse and dam on the Wisconsin River. A railroad bridge is upriver. The city of Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells) is just beyond the railroad track...
Electric Power Plant
1920
Text on front reads: "'On the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.' Electric Power Plant, Kilbourn, Wis." Completed in 1909, the power plant is still in use today.Kilbourn City was founded in 185...
