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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19BZ_ancient-paths_Cedarburg-WI.html
In our ancient past, Wisconsin was crossed by a system of trails first forged by deer and elk as they migrated in search of good weather, food and salt. Native Americans used the Paths as they hunted, traded, and made war in troubled times. Some P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16MQ_port-washington-civil-war-draft-riot_Port-Washington-WI.html
(Side One):During the Civil War, Wisconsin Governor Edward Salomon postponed the draft several times but finally gave authorization for several counties to hold lotteries. In Ozaukee County, Draft Commissioner William A. Pors set Monday, November …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1550_the-wilson-house_Port-Washington-WI.html
Erected 1891Restoration 1983-1989 OwnersR.J. SchowalterFrank M. Metz ArchitectEhrlich, Genson and Assoc., Inc.Port Washington, Wisconsin
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13Z7_liberty-tree-memorial_Cedarburg-WI.html
The American Liberty elm was named after "The Liberty Tree": Our Country's first Symbol of Freedom. On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13Q6_kaehlers-mill_Cedarburg-WI.html
At the intersection of present day Covered Bridge and Kaehlers Mill Roads was the hamlet of Kaehlers Mill. A flouring mill was established in about 1847 by Charles F. Uhlig. After going bankrupt, Uhlig's mother sold the west half of the northwest …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13Q4_wisconsins-luxembourgers_Belgium-WI.html
Many of northeastern Ozaukee County's prosperous farms, fieldstone houses and outbuildings, and large village churches are characteristic of the Luxembourg immigrant settlement patterns in the area. Beginning in 1845, inexpensive land brought Luxe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZZF_robert-cooley-homestead_Fredonia-WI.html
Built in 1851, this is the birthplace of Robert Lawrence Cooley, who founded the Milwaukee Vocational School in 1912, the first of its kind in the country, and was its director until 1940. Cooley was born here in 1869 and died here in 1944.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYF1_hamilton-turnhalle_Cedarburg-WI.html
The Hamilton Turnhalle, a fieldstone building trimmed with cut limestone quoins, lintels and sills, was constructed by local farmers and merchants in 1867. Edward Janssen was the contractor. The last remaining turner hall of its type in the Uni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYE4_thiensville-state-bank_Thiensville-WI.html
This two-story art deco style bank building was designed by Albert Moorman and built in 1929 for the second location of the Thiensville State Bank. The building was built on the site of the former Henry J. Thien home. Now known as River Bank Build…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYE3_thiensville-mills_Thiensville-WI.html
Original mill built for John Thien by Henry Hayssen in 1842, and a sawmill in 1843. The grist mill burned in 1874 and was rebuilt in 1876 to 4 stories. It was the largest mill in the area. The present building was built on the 1842 foundation.May …
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