Sir Henry Soloman Wellcome, key figure in the development of pharmaceutics and the promotion of medical research, was born to Yankee settlers on a hardscrabble farm in the vicinity of Almond, Wisconsin, where he spent the first eight years of his . . . — — Map (db m3158) HM
The Auroraville Fountain has been providing water to this community since just after the Civil War. The land surrounding Auroraville is abundant in natural springs called artesian wells. In 1867, John Keneister of Auroraville bored this . . . — — Map (db m20139) HM
The Whistler Mound Group and Enclosure originally consisted of 70 conical or round burial mounds and a low, earthen double enclosure. The site has never been scientifically investigated so the exact date of construction is unknown. Archaeologists, . . . — — Map (db m18192) HM
On this site once stood the hamlet of Fargoville. In 1864, brothers Thomas and Joseph Hamilton, along with another business partner, built a saw and grist mill on Willow Creek. The nascent town was called Hamilton Mills for the brothers, who also . . . — — Map (db m193853) HM
In November 1848, in a log cabin, George Atkins here began sheltering travelers over the “Pinery Road.” The next spring John Shumway bought out Atkins and built “The Wautoma Hotel.” A hundred feet east he built a sawmill and . . . — — Map (db m4014) HM
W·R·C·
Erected in memory
of the defenders of
our country 1861·1865
by the G·A·R: W·R·C· &
the citizens of
Waushara County
G·A·R· — — Map (db m39357) HM
This 155mm Howitzer
is dedicated to
All Waushara County, Wisconsin
Veterans
Past and Present
Wolman-Minskey American Legion
Post 317
May 20, 2000 — — Map (db m41802) HM
Lest We Forget
Waushara County's memorial
to its sons and daughters
who served as soldiers,
sailors, marines and nurses
in the World War.
1917 · 1919 — — Map (db m39457) HM
