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The Normal School Fund was created in 1865 from the proceeds of half of the land grant conveyed to Wisconsin by Congress in the Swamp Land Act of 1850, after the Legislature determined not all of the swampland was needed for drainage purposes. The resulting land grant amounted to some 1,500,000 acres (2,300 sq mi) of public land, of which ...
Italianate home built in 1882. Both Thomas and Bridget were Irish immigrants. He supervised on the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Plank Road, ran a pier, a drug store, the Phoenix Chair Company, and various other enterprises. Later served as mayor, state assemblyman, etc. [16] 8: Byron (schooner) Shipwreck: May 20, 2009
1.5-story frame home built in 1884 with jerkinhead gables, decorated bargeboards, and Stick style framing around the windows. The shed roof dormers and knee-braces under the eaves seem to draw from the bungalow style which wouldn't become popular in Wisconsin for twenty years. [271] [272] 133: Turtleville Iron Bridge: Turtleville Iron Bridge ...
Homes built in a wide variety of styles, with contributing structures built between 1836 and 1923. [77] 47: North Michigan Street-North Superior Street Historic District: North Michigan Street-North Superior Street Historic District: July 19, 2007 : Roughly bounded by Ridgeview Blvd., North Wisconsin, North Huron & George Sts.
State trust land managers lease and sell these lands to generate revenue for current and future designated beneficiaries. Predominantly found in the western United States, 46 million acres of land are currently designated as trust lands and the proceeds from the lease and sale of these lands are distributed into a state's permanent fund and ...
Summerwind, formerly known as Lamont Mansion, is a ruined mansion on the shores of West Bay Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Located on private land, its ruins are closed to the public. A number of urban legends and ghost stories in popular culture have contributed to its reputation as a haunted house. [4]
After the deadly fire tore through the area, all that remained of Castro’s $3.8 million home was concrete pillars and smoldering wood, photos obtained by The Post show.
Carlos Douglass operated early grist mills in Fontana, developed the lots around them, and donated land for the first school. He was later a state legislator. [35] 15: Downtown Darien Historic District: Downtown Darien Historic District: September 4, 2013 : Bounded by Wisconsin St. from W. Beloit to Fremont Sts.