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Ozaukee County |
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Historic Photo
Book -
History comes alive in this first ever published
photographic history collection from the Ozaukee
County Historical Society Archives Research
Center. |
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Courthouse Restoration
Study Final Report - Link to a five part
PDF document |
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County History
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This is a Power Point presentation, you can either start the
slide show (bottom right button) and it will go through the
slides ever 10 seconds or manually go through left index.
(24 slides) |
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Draft Riot of
1862 - On the 4th of August the
War Department issued General Order No. 99, making a
requisition by draft, for 300,000 additional troops, |
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Welcome to the Past
(Links to 2001 County
Courthouse Centennial Jubilee and Time Capsule)
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Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the old courthouse's
construction. |
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County Board Chairpersons 1914 to
Present |
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Overview of
Ozaukee County -
Ozaukee
County is the smallest land area County in the State of Wisconsin, covering 235 square
miles of land area. Rivers (see map),
streams and creeks cover 1,566 acres. |
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Ozaukee County Historical
Society -
Latest news and events of Ozaukee County Historical Society |
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County Courthouse
- Ozaukee County was formed from
Washington County in 1853 with Port Washington being chosen as the new
county seat. Shortly thereafter, a two-story courthouse with ... |
| Interesting Highlights of the Early History of Ozaukee County
When the white men first came to this land now known as Ozaukee
County, they found the native Menomonee... |
| History of Ozaukee County
by Don Silldorff - Other
than one or two transient fur traders the only residents of Ozaukee County before 1835,
were Potawatomi and Menominee Indians. |
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Local Blues
Music -
From 1929 to 1932, Grafton’s studio was located in
the Wisconsin Chair Factory. More than 1600 titles
were recorded. Some of the blues recorded and
pressed here include big blues legends Skip James,
Charlie Patton, "Son House", Louise Johnson, King
Solomon Hill, and Blind Joe Reynolds. |
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History lesson outdoors
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Re-enactors promote interest in life during
Revolutionary War |
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History
of Washington & Ozaukee County (1881)
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For a period of seven years, from 1854 to 1861, the
people of Ozaukee County, all past grievances being at an end, set
about in earnest to advance their interests. Improvements of all kinds
were begun and carried to completion... |
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History of Interurban Transit line and what it is today
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In 2002, the State of Wisconsin’s "Year of
the Trail", Ozaukee County in partnership with eight local communities,
is celebrating the grand opening of its new Ozaukee Interurban
Trail. |
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My Living Legacy
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Provides
an instructional interactive experience- How to
easily video tape life and family histories from
childhood to the present as well as provide a
professional video production company to produce
master your life history to DVD for you. |
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Ozaukee
County Obituaries |
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County Brewed Beers
There was a time when almost every
Ozaukee County community had at least one brewery. |
| County Breweries
Here's a list of former Ozaukee County
breweries: |
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Better Roads Article - 1955 - OZAUKEE, the
smallest of Wisconsin’s counties, is among the oldest, from the standpoint of
recorded history. The first white men known to have seen it were ... |
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Some old mills have been ground down, but others are
thriving as homes for shops... |
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Ozaukee County Courthouses According to the
History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, the
first courthouse was built in the Village of Port
Washington in 1854. |
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Octagon Barns
This
octagon shaped barn in the Town of Grafton is now owned by the Tetzlaff family, but is was
erected by Ernest Clausing 100 years ago. It is believed that Clausing
... |
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Patriots Day 2002 - The President of the United States has
declared Sept 11, 2002 as Patriots Day |
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Snow fun in Ozaukee County
Ozaukee County has received a fare amount of snow
so far this winter, but most of it has fallen at times that are not
conducive to outdoor recreation. |
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History of Bayside - The
stone lion gates erected in 1911 at Lake Drive and Fairy Chasm Road
which marked the original Donges and Usinger estates are reminders that
Bayside was once an area of a few large... |
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tall ship sailed to Port Washington During
the 19th century, schooners or tall ships were a common site as they
haled freight and passengers to Port Washington and other ports on
Lake Michigan. Since it is now the 21st century, seeing a tall
ship was a real treat... |
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Belgium |
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The Luxembourg
American Cultural Society Inc. (LACS) was founded in
2004 by individuals of Luxembourg descent in America
as well as citizens... |
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A link to Luxembourg -A
stone barn more than 130 years old, in disrepair and
the last of its kind in Ozaukee County might get new
life as a museum and Luxembourgian-American cultural
center in Belgium. |
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Cedarburg
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Arts
put Cedarburg on the Map Ozaukee County art aficionados, jazz lovers and theater buffs agree: all roads seem to lead to Cedarburg. |
| Brewery
History will be on tap when beer drinkers take their first
sip next year in the Silver Creek Brewery along the banks of Cedar Creek. |
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Cedarburg 1946-1964 -
The
transformation of Cedarburg from a small country town into a
growing suburban community is
the central theme of this
fascinating collection of 174 images created by local photographer
Harold C. Dobberpuhl between the
late 1940s and the mid-1960s
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The Cedarburg Mill
The
Cedarburg Mill was built by Cedarburg founders Frederick Hilgen and William Schroeder in
1855 at a cost of $22,000 and was considered one of the finest mills in the
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The Cedarburg Mill
The Cedarburg Mill (previously the Hilgen &
Schroeder Mill) was featured several
months ago, but the view was from the corner of Columbia Road and
Mequon Avenue,... |
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Cedarburg's Old Firehouse
The
term "old" is used because this building was replaced by the
present firehouse in November of 1964. This building was constructed
in 1908 to replace the ... |
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Cedarburg's Rivoli theater
On Wednesday, the 70-year-old
Rivoli in downtown Cedarburg closed as a Marcus
Theatres Corp. cinema. The Rivoli, though,
will reopen Dec. 29 with a new owner, the
Cedarburg Landmark Preservation Society Inc. |
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Cedarburg Tree Lighting
The holiday
season starts in Cedarburg with the annual Tree Lighting. Here Santa is ready to be taken
by carriage to the great Christmas tree where he transfers the light ... |
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Cedarburg Woolen Mill/Cedar Creek Settlement
The Cedarburg Woolen Mill, which later became the
Wittenberg Woolen Mill, was founded by Frederick Hilgen, who also was a partner
... |
| Christmas Past
"Christmas Past" is a scene of downtown Cedarburg in 1956.
The picture was originally published in the Cedarburg News. Next it
was awarded first prize in the pictorial category... |
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Concordia Mill in Cedarburg -
The Concordia Grist Mill was built in 1853 to replace a saw mill that had been built in
New Dublin some years earlier. New Dublin and the area around Wauwatosa
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Covered Bridge (History of the)
More than 40 covered bridges once dotted the Wisconsin countryside. Today the
sole survivor is the Cedarburg bridge, originally known as the "Red Bridge"... |
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Fire Department
- The Cedarburg Fire
Department was organized by a group of Cedarburg
pioneers. |
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Fireside Chats
Old memories warmed up at Fireside Chats
- Cedarburg residents gather to remember, share their love of history.
The last of this winter's chats will be held at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 14. |
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First Immanuel Lutheran Church
The first record of the
existence of a Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
congregation in Cedarburg is found in the minutes of
a voter’s meeting held on May 22, 1853. |
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Harold C.
Dobberpuhl -
Harold passed away today (April
12) at 1:30 am. Harold has been County Clerk since 1964, an avid
photographer, for several years Harold has provided to this site the
"Photo of the Month" which graced our front page every month.
Please check out the links below to find out more information about
Harold C. Dobberpuhl. |
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Hamilton School -
Jeanie and George
Rudich have bought the historic Hamilton School in
the Town of Cedarburg and plan to turn it into a
quilt shop. The Victory Lodge Free and Accepted
Masons... |
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Hamilton
Turnhalle The last remaining turner hall of its type in the
United States, it served as a combination meeting place and gymnasium
for members of the Hamilton "Turnverein" society... |
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Hilgen-Wittenberg Dam
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Some
time ago, the Waubeka Dam was featured on the County Web Site and it was
indicated that other County Dams would be featured over time. |
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Japanese Tea House
The featured building this month is the one with the red roof. It portrays
architecture that is no comparison with the adjacent old stone Hilgen and Schroeder mill
that that ... |
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Milwaukee Northern Interurban had start in Cedarburg
ONE
OF THREE FOUNDERS BECAME OZAUKEE COUNTY JUDGE - The
Milwaukee Northern Railway was incorporated in Ozaukee County on
October 25, 1905.One of the founders was John E. Uselding of Port
Washington, ... |
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St Francis Church
The
hill on the south end of the downtown business area in Cedarburg is not as high as the
bluff at the north end of the downtown business area in Port Washington, but both
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Street Clocks & Awnings The current Armbruster Jewelry store in Cedarburg
was built in 1907. The building, inside and outside, still looks about
the same as when it was built. |
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Stone & Century House Tour
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six homes featured on the Cedarburg Cultural
Center’s 36th
Annual Stone & Century House Tour run the gamut
from a quaint clapboard townhouse to an elegant
country estate. Running the weekend of June 4 &
5, 2005 |
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Fredonia |
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Bernard J. Cigrand (from the
French “CiGrand” meaning “so great”) was born on Yankee
Hill in Waubeka, Wisconsin on October 1, 1866. |
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Demolition of Waubeka Dam Photos
of three days of the demolition of the Waubeka Dam. |
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National Flag Day Foundation -
The “Stars and Stripes”, the official National symbol of
the United States of America was authorized by congress
on that Saturday of June 14, 1777 in the fifth item of
the days agenda. |
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Flag Day 2004
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A renewed sense of patriotism seemed
to grip many of the roughly 8,000 people who
attended Flag Day ceremonies in Waubeka Sunday
afternoon. |
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Flag Day 2002
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More than 10,000 people from
Wisconsin and beyond are expected to honor Old Glory
this Sunday in Waubeka. |
| Paulus Family Farm
Through-out
Ozaukee County, a tour of the various back-roads reveals that most
farms have one or two or three or four silos. The Paulus family farm
has seven silos. |
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Stoney Hill Schoolhouse
(Flag Day) - Over three quarters of a century ago, a 19 year old, $40 a month school-teacher,
stirred by a deep love of the American Flag, held the first Flag Day exercises... |
| Waubeka
Dam saved from Demolition
Waubeka area residents have been successful in at least
postponing demolition (technically breaching) of their dam on the
Milwaukee River. |
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Waubeka Volunteer Fire Department -
Back in the days of the hand pumper,
after several disastrous fires in the area the
citizens of Waubeka and the surrounding community
bought their first fire... |
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Grafton |
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The
EST Story started
in 1946 when a couple of energetic young men and four employees began
a part-time venture making screwdrivers in a farm shed. |
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Grafton Woolen Mill
A woolen mill was built in Cedarburg in 1865 by
Frederick Hilgen, Dietrich Wittenberg and Joseph Trottman. In 1872, the mill operation was
incorporated as the Cedarburg ... |
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St. John's Lutheran Church in Lakefield
St. John's Church was organized in 1866, When the
property was purchased, there was a building on the site that housed a
tavern (one with a slight ... |
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Lime Kilns
These
structures are now a part of Lime Kiln Park in Grafton. The park area was once part of a
limestone quarry operated by the Milwaukee Falls Lime Company, which was incorporated
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Origin Of Port “ULAO”
Port Ulao in Ozaukee County is an abandoned place with
many roots in the historical past. James T. Gifford came
here in 1847 to build a lake port on the site of what
had been ... |
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Paramounts Home
Welcome from GRAFTON WISCONSIN, home of Paramount
Records (a division of the New York Recording
Laboratories). Link to site. |
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Mequon |
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Port Washington Road (County Highway W north of Mequon Road looking South). In 1952 or 1953, at about 8:00 A.M. there was no traffic
to speak of. |
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Restored home highlights Yankee heritage
One of first dwellings in Mequon built on one-time Indian trail |
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Area
History Today, the Milwaukee River meanders through
Mequon, touching Thiensville and forming its southern limits. Early in
the area's history, the river was the highway on which the... |
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Church - Freistadt
The oldest Lutheran
church in Wisconsin will celebrate its 160th anniversary during October. As
part of this celebration, the church ... |
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Yankee Settlers Cottage - 1839
The
early settlers who came to the Mequon area in the 1830's were Yankees
from New York state and English, followed by Germans and Irish. |
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Port
Washington |
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Historical Society
was founded in 1991. The society
exists as an educational organization that is
dedicated to the preservation, advancement, and
dissemination of knowledge of the history of the
Port Washington area. |
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Historic
Walking Tours Both the City Center Tour and
the Old Town Port Tour begin appropriately at the lakefront, which is
the cornerstone of the city. |
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Draft Riot of 1862
Most of us have heard
various stories about Port Washington’s Civil War
draft riot |
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Friedens Evangelical Church Friedens Evangelical Church, founded in 1854, has a long and interesting history. |
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The Eagle Still
Flies
...Because
a crane was needed to paint the tower area, it was suggested that the eagle on the top of
the tower also be repainted... |
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Judge Eghart
House -
Originally, the property was owned by Byron and
Clara Teed, who built the house in 1872. Judge
Leopold Eghart bought the house and property in
1881 moving his family from Cedarburg to Port
Washington. |
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Library By
1908, the basement of the Courthouse provided much needed
space. Six hundred borrowers frequented the public
library in 1912; 294 children. |
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Lighthouse Lighthouses
are fascinating structures and they become more fascinating when they are easily
assessable. The Port Washington lighthouse is one that is easily assessable, but it does
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Light
Station -
When Georges Calteaux promised two years ago that he would
ask the grand duchy of Luxembourg to replace the tower and light at the
Port Washington Light Station, the members of the Port Washington
Historical Society started scrambling. |
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Light
Station [Historic Beacon getting new life] For years, the small brick building
perched on top of a hill was Port Washington's most visible landmark.
The light from its tower helped sailors and fishermen plot their
course along Lake Michigan. |
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The
Lights of Port Washington Fourteen
years after the founding of Port Washington our first lighthouse was built (1849). It
stood atop the north bluff ("St. Mary’s Hill"), approximately in the
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Old Firehouse
This one-story Fire Engine House was built in 1928 on the same site as
the previous wood frame engine house, which it replaced. The designer
of this Mediterranean Revival style... |
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Proclamation -
Whereas, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has gifted the
City of Port Washington with the Watch Room, Parapet and Rail, and
Lantern Room now atop the Light Station in tribute... |
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The Port Hotel
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city of Port Washington (formerly Washington City of Washington County)
has a long history of fine hotels. The Port Hotel finds its roots
dating back to the very beginning of our city when Martin F. Thomas and
his wife Nancy purchased the land tract for $40.00 |
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Smith Bros. Fish Shanty
Commercial fishing once was an important
business in Port Washington. There were five such operations. Each had a fishing shack and
a boat. Also see |
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City of Port Washington Historical Survey
This report documents an intensive architectural/historical survey of all resources located within an area that corresponds to
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A historical Pictorial of Downtown
Port Washington |
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St Mary's Church
Franklin
Street in downtown Port Washington has several buildings with interesting features, but
the highlight of this street scene is St. Mary's Catholic Church, which
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Second call of Selectmen of Ozaukee County
"It is just a delightful little look at Port Washington, circa 1917." |
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Wisconsin
Street School None of the
buildings built in the nineteenth century as public schools by the
Village and later by the City of Port Washington now survive. The
first public school that served ... |
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Saukville |
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History of Village
Village of Saukville
sprang up at a point where the principal north/south
Indian trail in Wisconsin crossed the Milwaukee
River. Prior to the 1830's the Menomonee Indians
inhabited this area. |
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Saukville Historical Society
- Dedicated to preserving, recording and maintaining the historical
information and antiquities of the Saukville Area,
The Society promotes the
awareness of the area's historical culture to develop an understanding of and pride in our
past, and to recognize its importance in our future.] |
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Pioneer Village
Pioneer Village is a living history museum located at 4880 Highway I
in the Town of Saukville. The village contains 20 restored and
authentically furnished houses, barns ... |
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Cedarburg Railroad Depot
The
Milwaukee & Northern Railway, which became a part of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul
& Pacific system, built a railroad from Milwaukee to Cedarburg. ... |
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Pioneer days: Restoration efforts proceed -
The biggest
single project is the continuing restoration of the
Interurban Depot in Cedarburg, but most of the
action will be at Pioneer Village, on Highway I in
the Town of Saukville, just north of Hawthorne Hills
County Golf Course.
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Steel Truss Bridge
Annexations have moved the east
limits of the Village of Saukville a great distance from this bridge, but the bridge still
serves as the gateway to "downtown" Saukville ... |
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Thiensville |
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Thiensville Village Hall &
F.D.
Engraved in the stone work above the two front windows of this
rather strange looking structure in downtown Thiensville are the words "Thiensville
Village Hall & F.D.". |
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Area
and State |
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New Past
Press - Explore the history of Wisconsin at the New Past
Press.
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Ozaukee County Economic Development
Corporation A group of
concerned Ozaukee County leaders met to discus
the economy of Ozaukee County. |
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County Local History Web
Dedicated to documenting the history and telling the cultural and family stories of the
area... |
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Wisconsin Genealogy at its best
The Wisconsin Territory was organized in 1836 from land formerly belonging to Michigan
Territory. Its neighboring states include Minnesota and Iowa to the... |
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin
"We help make the past live for citizens of Wisconsin and elsewhere
because knowing the past is crucial to understanding the present and preparing for the
future." |
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History of the U.S. Mint In
the more than 200 years since Congress created the United States Mint on April 2, 1792,
the Mint has grown to a Fortune 500-sized manufacturing and international
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Founding Fathers Information
- offers a smorgasbord of links to
historical documents as well as links to guotations,
pictures, and FAQ's about the United States'
founding fathers. |
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History of
United States Automobile |
Library of
Congress (Today in History) |
