On McRae Highway (U.S. 341) at Cadillac Lodge Road, on the right when traveling east on McRae Highway.
Normandale was named for Norman W. Dodge, one of seven sons of William E. Dodge, for whom Dodge County was named in 1870. The home of over 500 people, Normandale was headquarters of the Dodge Land & Lumber Company which was established after the . . . — — Map (db m57283) HM
On Courthouse Circle, 0 miles west of Eastman Dublin Highway (Georgia Route 117), in the median.
This County created by Act of the Legislature Oct. 26, 1870, is named for William E. Dodge, a New York lumberman who owned large areas of the forest lands and who persuaded Congress to remove taxation from “the great staple of our state.” He built . . . — — Map (db m57197) HM
On Foster Street just north of Dublin Highway (Anson Avenue) (Georgia Route 117), on the right when traveling north.
[west]Erected by the Fannie Gordon Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy April 1910. ”No nation rose so pure and white; none ever fell so spotless.”[north]”To those who fought and lived, to those who fought and died.” This stone . . . — — Map (db m184964) WM
On Oak Street (U.S. 23) at Sixth Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Oak Street.
On May 4, 1865, Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington, Georgia (132 miles NE, where he performed what proved to be his last duties as President of the Confederate States of America. Shortly thereafter, with a small staff and escort, he departed . . . — — Map (db m57175) HM
On College Street (U.S. 23) at Harrell Avenue, on the right when traveling east on College Street.
Eastman’s first public school, serving both elementary and high school students, opened on this site in 1898. A second building was added in 1904. In 1946, financed through individual and community contributions, the school was remodeled.
In . . . — — Map (db m57232) HM
Near Firetower Road at Orphans Cemetery Road at Firetower Road.
Albert G. Williamson, a Dodge County entrepreneur, donated land for a burial place in Orphans community following the death of a neighbor’s child, George
P.A. Barnes, in 1887. The community was named in honor of the six orphaned Williamson brothers . . . — — Map (db m8463) HM
On College Street (U.S. 341) 0.2 miles east of Dodge Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In 1937 W.S. and Ethel Stuckey opened the first Pecan Shoppe at this location. That began the introduction of the pecan, Ethel's candy and the distinctive blue-roofed shoppe to the motoring public.
Today, a Stuckey's can be found in nearly . . . — — Map (db m9722) HM
On Oak Street / Golden Isles Highway (U.S. 23) 0 miles west of 12th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
At this point the highway was originally known as the Blackshear Road. It was planned and cut out in 1815 by Major Elijah Blackshear and a company of Georgia Volunteer Militia. This road gained fame as the alternative route used by General David . . . — — Map (db m14295) HM
On Eastman Way at 8th Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Eastman Way.
This house, constructed in 1872, is the oldest house in Eastman. In 1868, William Pitt Eastman founded the 400,000 acre Georgia Land and Lumber Company. Upon learning in 1870 that Station No. 13 along the Macon and Brunswick Railroad had been named . . . — — Map (db m57331) HM
On 585th Street (County Highway 20) 0.1 miles west of 105th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Rice Lake and its surrounding area were popular among early Indians for the abundance of good hunting and the wild rice that grew in the shallow lake waters. Women of the Winnebago tribe harvested the rice even after the first white settlers . . . — — Map (db m196833) HM
On County Highway 34, 0.4 miles west of 220th Avenue (County Highway 9), on the right when traveling west.
The First National Soil Conservation District Field Day and Plow Matches were held here on September 6, 1952. Over 125,000 spectators saw demonstrations of new methods and new techniques for soil conservation during the event. The presidential . . . — — Map (db m114960) HM
On 2nd Street Northwest at 4th Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling west on 2nd Street Northwest.
Recognized as a local landmark since its construction, the Kasson Water Tower looks over the community. In 1895, 25 residents petitioned the Village of Kasson to erect a waterworks system inside the village limits. In June of that year, the council . . . — — Map (db m235300) HM
On West Main Street just east of 3rd Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east.
The 1st Freedom Rock® in Minnesota rolled into Kasson on July 4th, 2018. The 17 ton rock, donated by Brooks Excavating, found a home next to the Kasson American Legion Post #333. With artwork created by 'Ray Bubba' Sorensen II, this is the 5th Rock . . . — — Map (db m232540) HM
When the Civil War began in 1861, Minnesota was the first state to offer and send troops to aid the Union cause. In April 1861, this building was converted to use as a recruiting station. Recruits from the Wasioja station, numbering over 200, formed . . . — — Map (db m114961) HM
On 212th Avenue south of 605th Street, on the left when traveling south.
The role of buildings in the development of a community and their significance in history is amply pointed out by the history of this structure. Anxious to promote the growth of the newly formed town, the citizens agreed to provide the Free Will . . . — — Map (db m115028) HM
On North Park Avenue at East 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Park Avenue.
Fremont was laid out in August 1856. The town site was named for John C. Frémont, the new Republican Party's nominee for president in 1856, although Democrat James Buchanan was elected. Between 1842 and 1844 Frémont, then a U.S. Army topographical . . . — — Map (db m223447) HM
On Military Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Mormon Pioneer Trail from Nauvoo, Illinois to the Rocky Mountains passed here April 17, 1847. In this vicinity a military-type organization was formed with Brigham Young, Lieutenant General; Stephen Markham, Colonel; John Pack and Shadrach . . . — — Map (db m58566) HM
On Main Street near 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Union Pacific reached Fremont in 1866. The new Union Depot was erected at a cost of $50,000 and gave the approach to the city a dignified and completed appearance, with its winding gravel walks, grass and flower plots and wide frontage.
As a . . . — — Map (db m58553) HM
On State Highway 79 at County Highway K, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 79.
The establishment of the Webster community was centered around this intersection. Beginning in 1871 the village of Webster grew to include a post office, blacksmith shop, telephone company, store, school, and Webster Hall. Webster Hall hosted . . . — — Map (db m223448) HM
Near South University Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Park Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 33), on the left when traveling south.
This memorial is dedicated to the life of Adrian Joss '98 Born in Woodland, WI April 12, 1880. "Addie" was a fine pitcher, and an admirer of Emerson "Pink" Hawley (Class of 1891), when he enrolled in Wayland Academy in 1897. Joss was coached . . . — — Map (db m66212) HM
Near South University Avenue, 0.1 miles Park Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 33), on the left when traveling south.
This memorial is dedicated to the life of Emerson P. Hawley '91 Born in Beaver Dam, WI December 5, 1872. Emerson "Pink" Hawley and his brother Elmer ("Blue"), were a well-known battery by the time they entered Wayland Academy in 1887. With Pink . . . — — Map (db m66215) HM
On Front Street (Business U.S. 151) west of North Center Street (State Highway 33), on the right when traveling west.
Frederick Douglass was a former runaway slave who was a leading orator and author of the abolitionist movement. He is regarded as one of the most influential Americans of the nineteenth century. On October 20, 1856, Douglass came to Beaver . . . — — Map (db m22986) HM
On North University Avenue at Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North University Avenue.
Begun in 1855 and first named College Hall, this was the original building of Wayland University, founded by the Wisconsin Baptist Educational Society. Until 1889 it was the only building and housed faculty, students and all activities of the . . . — — Map (db m38572) HM
On Spring Street (State Highway 33) 0.1 miles south of Cordelia Street, on the right when traveling south.
This was the hometown of famed jazz trumpeter and band leader, Bunny Berigan. As a child he played in the Fox Lake Juvenile Band directed by his grandfather, John C. Schlitzberg.
In his early teens, he began his professional career with the . . . — — Map (db m22989) HM
On Park Street north of West Pleasant Street (County Road S), on the left when traveling north.
Erected to the memory of my sons and the sons of the Hubbard Township and the Village of Iron Ridge Wisconsin that served in the World War and the Spanish-American War.
Bilgrien Armin •
Bilgrien Harry •
Bilgrien Norbert •
Bilgrien Rudolph . . . — — Map (db m68766) WM
On Lincoln Drive west of South Mill Street, on the left when traveling west.
Tall and lanky, Wisconsin native Adrian "Addie" Joss became one of baseball's greatest pitchers, praised for his terrific speed and accurate control. Born in nearby Woodland on April 12, 1880, his family moved here to Juneau in 1886, where he played . . . — — Map (db m22978) HM
On State Highway 33, 0.3 miles west of Sunset Road, on the right when traveling west.
This park is dedicated to the men and women
of the county who served their country in time
of war; it replaces six miles of memorial elms
which were relinquished for this highway.
[Seal of the American Legion Auxiliary]
. . . — — Map (db m28304) HM
On Main Street (County Road R) 0.1 miles south of County Road MM, on the left when traveling south.
These hitching posts serve as a reminder of the busy village that once existed here. It is a village that came to be known by many names.
Pomeranian immigrants who settled this area in the 1840s and 50s named the village Trechel, after the . . . — — Map (db m212073) HM
Near County Road R, 0.7 miles south of County Road O, on the left when traveling south.
The large open area on the picturesque hillside here in the Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is the site of a mass burial in 1854. Immanuel Lutheran church records revealed that a fast-spreading cholera epidemic killed 21 men, women and children in . . . — — Map (db m212029) HM
On Ivy Street at Main Street (County Road R), on the right when traveling west on Ivy Street.
Since its construction in 1889, the Lebanon Town Hall has occupied three
different sites, identified on the map to the left.
Constructed in the traditional Yankee style, the building's architecture is
described as a "vernacular town hall". The . . . — — Map (db m212188) HM
Near U.S. 41, 2 miles north of Wisconsin Highway 28.
More than 330,000 Wisconsin residents, including 9,000 women, served in the armed forces between December 7, 1941, and the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945. They participated in every theater of war and in virtually every major campaign, from . . . — — Map (db m37976) HM
On North River Street north of Mill Street, on the left when traveling north.
On July 11, 1972, three women joined the ranks of the Lowell Volunteer Fire Department, setting a precedent for official recognition of women firefighters in Wisconsin. The Lowell women firefighters were conferred all the voting rights and . . . — — Map (db m22941) HM
Near North Main Street at Buchanan Street, on the left when traveling north.
This memorial is dedicated to the life of Berthold "Pete" Husting Born in Mayville, WI, March 6, 1878 to Jean Pierre and Mary Magdalene Husting. After graduating from Mayville High School, Pete received his law degree at U.W. Madison. As a . . . — — Map (db m66240) HM
On North German Street at East Bridge Street (County Road Y), on the right when traveling west on North German Street.
The building occupied by the Mayville Historical Society Museum was built by John J. Hollenstein, Sr., as his home, wagon and carriage factory. Born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, in 1842; he married Dominica Zuest and emigrated to the United States . . . — — Map (db m36917) HM
On North Main Street at Buchanan Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
The North half was built in 1857-58 and the South extension was added in 1877. This school made it possible to classify the pupils and three departments were established. E.J. Foster was the first teacher.
This handsome building has withstood the . . . — — Map (db m36918) HM
On North Main Street (State Highway 28 & 67) 0.5 miles north of Horicon Street, on the right when traveling north.
Mayville was founded in 1845 by Alvin and William Foster and Chester and S.P. May. Iron ore was discovered by these men approximately four miles south of Mayville. A quantity of the ore was taken to the nearest iron smelter in Mishawaka, Indiana, in . . . — — Map (db m36919) HM
On Schuyler Street (Wisconsin Route 67) north of East Milwaukee Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Old Village Hall was constructed in phases from 1914 to 1922 with the financial support of the community. It was built from local hand-cast concrete block and originally contained the village offices, the fire department, jail cells, and a . . . — — Map (db m165536) HM
On South Milwaukee Street (State Highway 175) 0.1 miles north of Bonduel Street, on the right when traveling north.
Born in 1793, Solomon Juneau, a French Canadian agent for the American Fur Company and founder of the City of Milwaukee, established one of his outlying trading posts in this vicinity along the east branch of the Rock River in the early 1830s. He . . . — — Map (db m36920) HM
On Mill Street south of East Henni Street, on the left when traveling south.
In the late 1840s, Solomon Juneau, a French Canadian agent for the American Fur Company, and founder of Theresa and Milwaukee, built a dam here on the Rock River. A flume diverted water to power his grist and saw mill located 70 yards downstream. . . . — — Map (db m231498) HM
On North Fourth Street at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south on North Fourth Street.
Northwestern College opened in this house September, 1863, with one professor and three students. In September, 1865, the institution was moved to its present site at College and Western Avenues. — — Map (db m165174) HM
On South Watertown Street (Business State Highway 26) at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north on South Watertown Street.
In 1875 the Wisconsin Legislature offered a prize of $10,000 to the citizen of this state who could produce a machine "which shall be a cheap and practical substitute for the use of horses and other animals on the highway and farm." Such machine was . . . — — Map (db m55383) HM
On South Madison Street (Business U.S. 151) at East Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south on South Madison Street.
Waupun Wis.
has been placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the U.S. Dept. of Interior
Sept. 4, 1979
Wapun Historical Society — — Map (db m55384) HM
On State Highway 49, 2.7 miles east of County Highway I, on the left when traveling east.
Horicon Marsh, an area of 31,653 acres, was scoured out by the Wisconsin glacier, at least 10,000 years ago. Gradually the upper Rock River made deposits which slowed its current and spread its waters over the marshland. The Marsh became a haunt of . . . — — Map (db m23090) HM
