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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G1X_illinois-central-depot_Fitchburg-WI.html
On this site a two-story railroad depot stood from 1888 to 1939. The depot served the Illinois Central Railroad, which provided passenger and freight service to Fitchburg on its route from Freeport, Illinois to Madison. The depot had a ticket offi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXDH_lake-view-school_Fitchburg-WI.html
From 1848 to 1858 children were taught in a log structure owned by the Sanford family. A regular schoolhouse was built in 1858. The new school was named for the eastward view to Lake Waubesa. It was built next to the Gett's Inn, a popular stage co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVPX_lake-harriet-school_Oregon-WI.html
Named for Harriett Hayes, daughter of early immigrants from New England. John Muir, the naturalist and explorer, taught here in 1861-62.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOPV_swan-pond_Fitchburg-WI.html
Long ago, as a continental glacier retreated northward, it left a jumble of ice blocks at its edge. If it stood still for a while, great quantities of rock and soil built up at the southern end, forming a "moraine." When huge chunks of ice were bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNMO_revolutionary-war-veteran_Oregon-WI.html
Nathaniel Ames, whose grave is near the crest of this hill, was born on April 25, 1761, in Scituate, Rhode Island. He first enlisted in the Continental Army at the age of 18 and served several short enlistments under General George Washington over…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHRP_dogtown-fish-hatchery-school_Fitchburg-WI.html
Originally at the NW corner of Fish Hatchery and Lacy Roads, the Dogtown School was later relocated ½ mile north and called the Fish Hatchery School. The Gorman Family relocated and restored the one room schoolhouse on this site in 1989.
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