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Boscobel: Originally a Baptist church built in 1879, the building was bought by the GAR in 1896 and remodeled as a meeting hall. [20] Still in use as a meeting hall and museum. 9: Boscobel High School: Boscobel High School: December 30, 1986 : 207 Buchanan Street
Boscobel (/ ˈ b ɒ s k oʊ b ɛ l / BOSS-koh-bel) [3] is a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,286 at the 2020 census . Approximately 0.6 mi. (1 km) to the north of the city, across a riparian swamp , is the Wisconsin River .
At the 2000 census there were 433 people, 190 households, and 124 families living in the town. The population density was 63.4 people per square mile (24.5/km 2).There were 199 housing units at an average density of 29.1 per square mile (11.2/km 2).
The Boscobel Grand Army of the Republic Hall is located in Boscobel, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Additionally, it is listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
The hotel was built by Adam Bobel, a Prussian immigrant who had served with the 20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. [2] After a fire in 1881, the building was largely re-built.
The newspaper was first published in 1872. [2]In 1956, the Dial was bought by reporter and editor Ralph Goldsmith, who ran it with his wife until selling it in 1992. [3] On its sale, Goldsmith cited his son's reluctance to follow him into the business.
Springfield Model 1861 rifle musket Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle musket. A rifled musket, rifle musket, or rifle-musket is a type of firearm made in the mid-19th century. . Originally the term referred only to muskets that had been produced as a smoothbore weapon and later had their barrels replaced with rifl
The federal armories simply could not make enough muskets to meet demand with the labor force they had during these early years. Only about two dozen artisans worked in the Harpers Ferry arsenal around 1800, and making the muskets from raw materials was a very labor-intensive task. Approximately 80,000 Springfield Model 1795 muskets were ...