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Furs of wild animals were a popular part of fashionable clothes at the time, and they brought a good price. More valuable than red fox was the silver fox, a sport of the red fox. In 1901, the brothers read in Hunter Trapper magazine about a silver fox pelt that sold in London [2] for $1200, [3] the price of many Wisconsin farms at the time ...
Edwin Spooner of Massachusetts started the farm in 1852, building the first section of the Greek Revival-styled house around 1855. Haight bought the farm in 1867 and added the smokehouse, barn, corn crib and granary before 1900. [27] [28] 34: Samuel Hall House: Samuel Hall House: December 23, 1993 : 974 Hillside Rd.
A community grew there, called "Rome Corners." A post office was added in 1848, and a frame hotel called the Oregon Exchange in 1849. [2] In 1857 Charles Waterman had a village platted and called "Oregon." In 1864 the Beloit and Madison Railroad reached town, making Oregon a shipping point for the surrounding country. In 1883 the village ...
Fox Crossing: Winnebago County: 18,974 2016 ... Iron Ridge: Dodge: 929 904 1913 Ironton: Sauk: 253 274 1914 ... Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau.
Anderson was active in local, county and state government for over four decades. He was elected to the Oregon Village Board in 1961 and served until 1974. Anderson served on the Dane County Board of Supervisors from 1972 to 1976 and again from 1980 to 2004. [4] He represented the 47th Assembly District in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1975 ...
A farm in Marquette County. Agriculture is a significant sector in Wisconsin's economy, producing nearly $104 billion in revenue annually. [1] The significance of the state's agricultural production is exemplified by the depiction of a Holstein cow, an ear of corn, and a wheel of cheese on Wisconsin's state quarter design. [2]
Oregon is served primarily by U.S. Highway 14 (US 14) and Wisconsin Highway 138 (WIS 138) and the two highways meet at the village's southeast corner. US-14 previously ran through the village, traveling down North Main Street and then arcing along Janesville Street, but a bypass was constructed from 1976 to 1978 along the northern and eastern ...
Wisconsin currently has 51 state park units, covering more than 60,570 acres (245.1 km 2) in state parks and state recreation areas. Each unit was created by an act of the Wisconsin Legislature and is maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation.