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Many American reclamation districts were established prior to 1900 when local land owners first started working to put new land into agricultural production. Much of the lands "reclaimed" by 19th century reclamation districts were natural wetlands. Since wetlands are subject to flooding, these lands often were adjacent to sources of water ...
Location of Vilas County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Vilas County, Wisconsin.It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
A reclamation district represents former wetlands that were drained for agriculture. The reclamation districts were created by acts of State Legislature, mostly in the early 1900s in order to allow land to be used for agriculture. For example, Reclamation District No. 1000 was created on April 8, 1911. [4]
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.National Historic Landmarks are designated by the U.S. National Park Service, which recognizes buildings, structures, districts, objects, and sites which satisfy certain criteria for historic significance.
The district, serving a population of more than 5.1 million, has the capacity to treat more than 2 billion gallons of wet stuff daily. There are four Democrats running for three six-year terms as ...
Rural historic district settled by French-speaking Belgian farmers, consisting of 261 buildings built between 1871 and 1930, [66] including farmsteads, homes, the 1891 St. Mary of the Snows Catholic Church, the 1910 Fairland School, and the 1916 William Struck store. [67] 48: Alexander Noble House: Alexander Noble House: February 23, 1996 : ...
The nearly indigent "free lunch fiend" was a recognized social type. An 1872 New York Times story about "loafers and free-lunch men" who "toil not, neither do they spin, yet they 'get along'", visiting saloons, trying to bum drinks from strangers: "Should this inexplicable lunch-fiend not happen to be called to drink, he devours whatever he can, and, while the bartender is occupied, tries to ...
Small commercial district, including the 1885 Lee Tobacco Warehouse, [7] the 1885 Turner and Atkinson Tobacco Warehouse, [8] the 1891 Kittilson Tobacco Warehouse, [9] the 1891 Hanson Hotel, [10] the 1891 Ellingson Saloon, [11] the 1895 Italianate-style CM&SP Depot, [12] the 1902 Gothic Revival-style Pabst Brewing Co. Saloon Building, [13] the ...