Entries Containing All of the Phrases «oneida county» AND «wisconsin»

By Keith L, July 21, 2010

First Rural Zoning Ordinance Marker

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1 ► Wisconsin, Oneida County, Rhinelander — 167 — First Rural Zoning Ordinance —

The Oneida County Zoning Ordinance, adopted May 16, 1933, was the first comprehensive rural zoning ordinance in the United States. In the early 1930's, most northern Wisconsin counties were in financial difficulties. The Oneida County Board of . . . — — Map (db m33651) HM

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2 ► Wisconsin, Juneau County, Lyndon Station — 87 — Hop Raising —

“Keep hopping, hoeing and hoping” said an editorial in 1867 when hops were selling for 50¢ a pound, pickers by the thousands worked in the fields, merchants were selling silks, laces, paisley shawls and grand pianos, and farmers were . . . — — Map (db m52853) HM

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3 ► Wisconsin, Polk County, St. Croix Falls, Interstate State Park — 143 — Interstate Park — State Park Movement in Wisconsin —

In 1878 the Legislature set aside 50,000 acres of “Public Trust Fund Lands” as a “State Park.” These were scattered timbered lands located in Lincoln, Iron, Vilas and Oneida Counties. Because no effort was made to develop these lands, the . . . — — Map (db m74352) HM

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