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| Wisconsin (Waukesha County), Oconomowoc — 24-01 — Oconomowoc — (Coo-no-mo-wauk meant Falling Waters) | | | First settler, Charles B. Sheldon, arrived April 21, 1837.
The Oconomowoc River flowed down through a tamarack swamp into Lac LaBelle, a dam built across it in 1837 formed Fowler's Lake. Here the town.
Oconomowoc was named in 1846; made a village in 1865, a city in 1875.
The Milwaukee-Watertown Plank Road reached here in 1850. Its tollhouse still stands. The Milwaukee and Watertown Railroad came in 1854.
Pioneer John S. Rockwell led in many enterprises such as the dam, . . . — Map (db m42552) HM | | Wisconsin (Waukesha County), Oconomowoc — 24-02 — Oconomowoc Masonic Center | | | Built by Mississippi riverboat Captain John Scudder in 1895 as a summer residence it was locally known as “Scudder’s cottage.” Every room had a fireplace. Distinguished guests were Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), songwriter Alfred Robyn, composer Percieval Thorne, and local opera star William Wegener to name a few.
Sold to Kohl family (theater chain family) in 1920.
Acquired by Oconomowoc Lodge #42 F & AM in 1922.
The veranda on the West and South sides was . . . — Map (db m42553) HM | | Wisconsin (Waukesha County), Oconomowoc — 24-03 — The Inn at Pine Terrace | | | This nineteen room Victorian mansion was the showplace of Oconomowoc when it was built by Peter and Henry Schuttler in 1879 at cost of $30,000. The Schuttlers were successful Chicago wagon manufacturers known not only for their serviceable farm and commercial vehicles and their fancy society carriages but also for their sturdy “prairie schooner” used by pioneers traveling westward across the plains and over the mountains. It has been said that the Mormons, setting out for Utah, . . . — Map (db m42554) HM |
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