In 1850, Zenas Gurley settled with his family in this area. His charisma and leadership drew other devout families to this area after he broke with Brigham Young because of his polygamy...
In 1843, the Cline and Newkirk families arrived in the area followed by the Wildermuths in 1846. All were related by marriage and drawn here by fertile land and the Pecatonica River. Disillusion...
THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF BLUE MOUND WAS CONSERVED AND ENHANCED BY THE VISION AND UNTIRING EFFORTS OF JOHN MINIXWHO MADE THIS OUTSTANDING FEATURE OF WISCONSIN ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AS A...
IN THE LATE HOURS OF NOVEMBER 25, 1944 A C-47 ARMY CARGO PLANE EN ROUTE FROM CHICAGO TO MINNEAPOLIS CRASHED INTO BLUE MOUND 400 - 500 FEET NORTH OF THIS MONUMENT. THE PLANE HAD ENCOUNTERED A...
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THE HENRY QUADRANGLE IN RECOGNITION OF THE PIONEER SERVICES OF DEAN WILLIAM ARNON HENRY TO THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE IN THIS UNIVERSITY, THE STATE, AND THE NATION FROM 1880...
Washington Grade and Orthopedic School John Flad, Architect 1939 The Washington School is significant as a public works administration- funded school in the Art Moderne style by architect John...
MONONA LAKE ASSEMBLY NORMAL HALL D. R. JONES, ARCHITECT 1884 THIS PAVILION WAS BUILT AS A 450-SEAT LECTURE HALL FOR THE MONONA LAKE ASSEMBLY. ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL...
IN MEMORY OF THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN WHO PASSED THIS WAY IN COVERED WAGONS ERECTED BY JOHN BELL CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Submitted by @sashadm
OLIN TERRACE Olin Terrace honors the memory of John Myers Olin (1851-1924). Mr. Olin was a U.W. Law professor and the president of, and driving force behind, the original Madison Park and Pleasure...
In memory of the pioneer men and women who passed this way in covered wagons 1830-1930 Erected by John Bell Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1931 Submitted by David Kolenda
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AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK 1871 SHIPMAN THIS ITALIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL STYLE STRUCTURE, A DISTINGUISHED EXAMPLE OF ITS TYPE, WAS DESIGNED BY MADISON ARCHITECT STEPHEN VAUGHN SHIPMAN BUILT OF MADISON...
EMILY THOMPSON HOUSE CIRCA 1872 Emily Torstensenseim immigrated to the United States from Norway with her parents at the age of four. When she grew up she married a fellow Norwegian immigrant, Ole...