Cushing Park, dedicated to Civil War heroes William, Alonzo, and Howard Cushing, was Waukesha Countys first state park. The 50 foot Barre granite monument stands on part of the original Cushing homestead. The park was a gathering place for the . . . — — Map (db m43596) HM
Constructed in 1907, the impressive Delafield Fish Hatchery stands as a reminder of Wisconsin's dependence upon its plentiful fishing waters. In the early 20th century, Wisconsin's growing concern over lake and stream fish depletion led to a state . . . — — Map (db m31796) HM
Built in 1846 of hand-hewn timbers and hand-made nails. Builder & owner was Nelson Paige Hawks (1799-1863), a cultured Yankee, who was Delafields first Postmaster, a Justice of the Peace, Town Chairman, owner of a grist & saw mill, & builder of . . . — — Map (db m43597) HM
In 1870, on top of Lapham Peak, then known as Government Hill, the United State Army signal Corps established one of its original National Weather Service signal stations. Weather data was received here from Pikes Peak, Colorado, and relayed to the . . . — — Map (db m32097) HM
Known until 1916 as Government Hill because it was used for government surveying purposes, Lapham Peak is the highest point in Waukesha County at 1233 ft. It was purchased by the state in 1905 as part of the farms acquired for the Statesan . . . — — Map (db m220295) HM
Inspired by Bishop Jackson Kemper, James Lloyd Breck and his companions founded Nashotah Mission as a center for the Episcopal Churchs work in Wisconsin Territory. Preparation of candidates for the priesthood quickly became a major task, to meet . . . — — Map (db m32526) HM
Educational reformer Harlan Page Davidson founded Northwestern Military Academy in Highland Park, Illinois in 1888. For years many of the cadets came from northern Illinois, but enrollment broadened when the academy moved to the shores of Lake . . . — — Map (db m31474) HM
St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church in Delafield is among the oldest churches still standing in Wisconsin. It was built between 1851 and 1853 in the Carpenter Gothic style, which emerged from the Gothic Revival movement. The structure closely . . . — — Map (db m254391) HM
St. Johns, the oldest Military Academy in Wisconsin, was founded as a boys prep school in 1844 when Sidney T. Smythe, a student at Nashotah House, reopened an abandoned Delafield schoolhouse for St. Johns first students. Dr. Smythe graduated from . . . — — Map (db m31473) HM
