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On South Main Street (County Highway CV) near Holum Street, on the right when traveling south.
Andreas Dahl came to DeForest from Valdres, Norway in 1869. For more than a decade as an itinerant photographer in southern Wisconsin, he took pictures that captured the essence of life at that time. His studio stood to the north of this site and . . . — — Map (db m37005) HM
On DeForest Street at South Durkee Street, on the right when traveling east on DeForest Street.
The Village of De Forest and the surrounding 2200 acres were once owned by Isaac N. De Forest. He purchased the site for $25.00 an acre in 1854 to farm and raise wheat. In 1856, before moving to Wetmore, Kansas, he started platting the site for a . . . — — Map (db m37568) HM
On East Holum Street (County Highway DV) 0.1 miles west of North Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Windsor Township High School was built on this site in 1895 on land donated by Ole S. Holum. This bell, a gift of the community's grateful young people, was installed in June 1896. When Union High School replaced the original building, the bell was . . . — — Map (db m37567) HM
On East Holum Street at U.S. 51, on the left when traveling west on East Holum Street.
In the 1850's, the U.S. government commissioned a well to be dug on this site to insure the settlers of a pure source of water. The well was seventy feet deep and cased in hand-laid stone. It served the community for many years after the Karows . . . — — Map (db m38091) HM
On Market Street at DeForest Street, on the left when traveling south on Market Street.
The DeForest Depot was built in 1871, at the time of the construction of the railroad line which connected Madison to Portage. Land for a depot was donated to the railroad by Isaac DeForest. Recognizing the importance of rail service to the growth . . . — — Map (db m37570) HM
