Dane County WI Archives Biographies.....Atwood, Isaac September 24, 1813 - 
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DR. ISAAC ATWOOD, proprietor of the Turkish bath-rooms, was born in Berkshire 
Co., Mass., town of Eyremont, Sept. 24, 1813. He resided there until 1836, 
attending the public schools, when he emigrated to Wisconsin Territory, and 
located in Milwaukee, May 23. He erected several buildings there during the 
years 1836 and 1837, and removed to the town of Lake Mills, Jefferson Co., in 
October, 1838. He erected the first frame dwelling house in Jefferson Co. In 
1840, he moved to the city of Madison, Dane Co., where he worked on the old 
Capitol building until completed, and was a resident of Madison during the 
first session of the Legislature, at that place. In 1842, he returned to Lake 
Mills, and was engaged in the general nursery business, and set out the first 
vineyard in the State of Wisconsin, demonstrating the practicability of the 
successful culture of grapes, and making, from this vineyard, over 10,000 
gallons of grape wine; and constructed a wine-vault, costing $6,000. This 
vineyard and vault is at present in good condition. He followed the nursery 
business, cultivating about 30 acres, until 1875, when he moved to Winona, 
Minn., and there devoted his whole attention to the hydropathy method of 
treating disease, and conducting a Turkish bath and health institute, both at 
Winona and Galesville, Wis. He located his institute in La Crosse, in 1880, 
and has it in successful operation at present.

Additional Comments:
From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 735.

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