| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Baraboo — Baraboo River |
| | The river front was once the heart of Baraboo. Railroads, industry and commercial trade gravitated toward the river, making it the initial center of activity. On the river in this area at various times 1844 - 1902 were saw mill, lathe, shingle, bed stead, chair, blind, cabinet, barrel head, hub, sash, stave, barrel, churn, door factories, tannery, foundry, and two large flour and feed mills. — Map (db m20302) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Baraboo — Civilian Conservation Corps — Camp Devil's Lake |
| | In an effort to get the economy moving during the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Federal Government initiated a number of work projects. One of these was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
The CCC was for males, ages 18 to 25. Men were assigned to camps which were run in a military fashion. Each camp was a self contained community.
CCC camps were in existence from 1933 until 1942. One such camp was located in Devil's Lake State Park. It consisted of about 15 buildings, 200 CCC . . . — Map (db m19986) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Baraboo — 42 — Ringling Brothers Circus |
| | “The Greatest Show on Earth” was born and grew to maturity in Baraboo, just north of here. When the five Ringling brothers gave the first performance of their "Great Double Shows, Circus and Caravan," May 19, 1884, the main tent was 45 by 90 feet. There was no band wagon, no menagerie. The menagerie was started in 1886, with a hyena advertised as the “Hideous Hyena Striata Gigantium, the Mammoth, Midnight Marauding, Man-Eating Monstrosity.” After traveling in horse-drawn . . . — Map (db m933) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Baraboo — The Lower Narrows |
| | This large gap, called the Lower Narrows, is one of three major gorges that cut through the 50 mile circumference of the Baraboo Range. These gorges were created by rivers more than 500 million years ago and then buried by sediments in a vast sea over the next 150 million years. Wind, water and glacial erosion have once again exposed the gorges. The Baraboo River now flows through the Upper Narrows gorge near Rock Springs, entering a basin surrounded by the Baraboo Range, and exits here at the . . . — Map (db m3951) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Baraboo — Warner Memorial Road |
| |
This enduring highway connecting
Baraboo with Devils Lake was made
possible through the generosity of
Wilbur William Warner
(1850 – 1916)
Whose boyhood home was here.
To his cherished memory this tablet
is gratefully dedicated
October 1921 — Map (db m20251) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Lake Delton — 26 — Dawn Manor — Site of the Lost City of Newport |
| | Here on the Wisconsin River the village of Newport was begun in 1853, planned for a population of 10,000. Assuming that the Milwaukee & LaCrosse Railroad would cross the river here, over 2000 settlers quickly came to Newport, causing a lively land boom. When the bridge and dam were ultimately located a mile upstream after an alleged secret moonlight survey, Newport was almost completely deserted in favor of Kilbourn City (today Wisconsin Dells). Only Dawn Manor, with its servant quarters, . . . — Map (db m7984) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Leland — Natural Bridge State Park — The Bridge / The Rockshelter |
| |
The Bridge
This Natural Bridge of sandstone, 35 feet high, was carved by the uneven dissolving of mineral deposits holding the sand grains together. The result after many years of erosion by water, frost action, wind, and gravity is the largest natural arch in the state. It remains today because of its location in the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin, a region that was not glaciated in the last Ice Age.
The Rockshelter
Beneath the Bridge is a natural rockshelter, . . . — Map (db m20195) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), North Freedom — Mid–Continent Railway Historical Society |
| | Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society has operated steam trains at North Freedom since 1963 preserving early 1900s railroading history. The museum runs vintage rolling stock on a branch line opened in 1903 to serve iron mines. Its collection of historic equipment includes the 1907 Chicago & North Western locomotive No. 1385, which is a rare survivor of the smaller steam trains that were once a common sight in Wisconsin. The equipment collection of Mid-Continent also shows skillfully . . . — Map (db m19951) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), North Freedom — Vodak Memorial Park |
| |
Joseph A. Vodak 1898 – 1974
Julia Wopat Vodak 1903 – 1985
The Vodak family moved to North Freedom in 1927 from Hillsboro, Wis. Joe operated a sawmill at railroad museum location and a lumber shop at this site.
Joe and Julia were interested, active contributors to this community and the museum.
Plaque presented by the family
Mabel, Joe, Harley
1987 — Map (db m20228) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Prairie du Sac — 89 — The Baraboo Range |
| | The rugged range of hills which can be seen to the north of here is among the oldest visible physical features on the earth. The hard quartzite rock that forms them was deposited as sand in a shallow sea which once covered this region. Although deposited horizontally, the layers were warped until they were tilted fifteen degrees at Devils Lake and vertically at Rock Springs. The gorges which may be seen at these places were eroded by rivers millions of years ago.
The Wisconsin River once . . . — Map (db m19488) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Reedsburg — Clare A. Briggs – Cartoonist |
| | Clare A. Briggs was born in Reedsburg on August 5, 1875 to Mr. and Mrs. William Pardee Briggs.
At an early age Briggs became a sketch artist, and in 1896 he accepted a job as an illustrator with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. After working for several newspapers, he gained national recognition as a cartoonist with the New York Herald Tribune.
Briggs is best remembered for such titles as “The Days of Real Sport,” “When a Feller Needs a Friend,” . . . — Map (db m1649) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Rock Springs — Van Hise Rock |
| | The material of this rock was once sand on the sea bottom, and has since hardened into quartzite. It was tilted to the present position by a slow earth movement, and then separated from the adjacent cliff by erosion. The vertical light and dark bands represent the original layers. The inclined cracks in the dark layer were caused by the readjustment in the layers during the tilting.
This rock is pictured in geologic books as a type illustrating important principles of structural geology, . . . — Map (db m19848) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Rock Springs — Van Hise Rock |
| | This outcrop of Baraboo Quartzite, located in the Baraboo Hills and known as Van Hise Rock, has been the focus of national and international scientific interest for over one hundred years. The rock is named in honor of University of Wisconsin Professor Charles R. Van Hise (1857-1918), renowned geologist, conservationist and President of the University of Wisconsin. In the 1890s, Van Hise used this outcrop to demonstrate the kinds of changes that occur in rocks during periods of mountain . . . — Map (db m19928) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Sauk City — 227 — August W. Derleth |
| | Born February 24, 1909, in Sauk City, August Derleth lived virtually his entire life in his native Sac Prairie. He began writing at the age of thirteen and had over 150 books to his credit at the time of his death on July 4, 1971. Versatile as he was prolific, Derleth is best known for his regional literature that includes historical novels, biographies, short stories, journals and poetry. He lived his own life in the spirit of Thoreau and believed that life in Sac Prairie is a microcosm that . . . — Map (db m2949) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Sauk City — Culver's |
| |
The George Culver family opened the
original Culver's Frozen Custard
Restaurant on this site
July 18, 1984
The current restaurant opened
April 27, 2000
This monument is a tribute to the
Sauk-Prairie area residents
who have assisted with Culver's
growth across the United States. — Map (db m19479) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Wisconsin Dells — Site of Fort Dells — Theme Park |
| | Modeled after Frontierland at Disneyland, Fort Dells was built here in 1959 bringing the Disney Experience to Dells Visitors for 26 years.
Featuring–Stagecoach, Railroad, Paddlewheel Steamboat, Swinging Bridge, Blockhouse Exhibits, Escape Tunnel, Amphitheatre, Indian Isle, Frontier Homestead & Schoolhouse, Goldmine, Antique Car Ride, Haunted House, Children's Farm, Timber Trail, Totem Tower, Black Bart Hold-Up. — Map (db m9294) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Wisconsin Dells — Stanton Peter Helland |
| | This American Flag was dedicated
November 22, 2002
to honor
Stanton Peter Helland,
who is symbolic of unwavering
leadership, determined dedication
and peerless contributions to
preserving the unique
beauty and scenic splendor
of the Wisconsin River
at the Dells. — Map (db m26182) |
| Wisconsin (Sauk County), Wisconsin Dells — 104 — Wisconsin Dells |
| | The Indians believed that many years ago the Great Spirit, in the form of a snake, created the Dells when it forced its huge body through a narrow opening in the rocks. Geological studies, however, show that the Dells were formed some fifteen thousand years ago after a glacier turned the Wisconsin River into a new channel through the center of a sandstone plain. French-Canadian traders used their word “dalles”, meaning a trough or narrow passage, to describe this section of the . . . — Map (db m1882) |
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