History and Heritage in Iron Ridge, WI

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Born in 1793, Solomon Juneau, a French Canadian agent for the American Fur Company and founder of the City of Milwauk...

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After purchasing the bridge from the Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works for $796, it was constructed by local men in 189...

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The North half was built in 1857-58 and the South extension was added in 1877. This school made it possible to classi...

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Mayville was founded in 1845 by Alvin and William Foster and Chester and S.P. May. Iron ore was discovered by these m...

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Side A The Schwartz Ballroom opened to the music of Harold Austin and his New Yorkers on October 20, 1928. As part of...

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Tall and lanky, Wisconsin native Adrian "Addie" Joss became one of baseball's greatest pitchers, praised for his...

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The building occupied by the Mayville Historical Society Museum was built by John J. Hollenstein, Sr., as his home, w...

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In 1875 the Wisconsin Legislature offered a prize of $10,000 to the citizen of this state who could produce a machine...

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In West Bend?s early days, this plot was a community gathering place. For over 90 years, the Triangle and the buildin...

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This barn was built by an early settler in 1853 was used by regional farmers driving cattle to the Milwaukee market o...

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The Cedar Lake Yacht Club was founded in 1899 and is situated on Big Cedar Lake, the largest lake in Washington Count...

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This Square, known as The Park, was given to Washington County in 1853 as a site for county buildings for the use and...

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First settler, Charles B. Sheldon, arrived April 21, 1837. The Oconomowoc River flowed down through a tamarack swamp ...

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This property was acquired January 4, 1864, by Mathias and Margaret Timmer. In 1882, Timmer?s Hotel was opened. Guest...

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The United State Government Land Grant transfer to William W. Verbeck took place January 1, 1848. In the early 1850s ...

Solomon Juneau House