Dane County WI Archives History - Books .....Contents 1877 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com April 25, 2006, 7:01 am Book Title: Madison And Dane County And Surrounding Towns... CONTENTS. CITY OF MADISON, Chapter; Page. I—In the beginning, 9 II—Locating the Capital, 20 III—Pioneers, 40 IV—State University, 67 V—Historical Society 83 VI—Churches and Pastors, 95 VII—Newspaper History, 109 VIII—Merchants & Bankers, 124 X—Schools, Literature,etc. 146 XI—Madison Homes, 167 XII—Visitors and Resorts 176 XIII—Mounds and Relics, 184 DANE COUNTY TOWNS. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION: —Characteristics of the county —Naming of the Lakes—County before its settlement —Streams-Population —Churches —Schools —Property value —Railroads, 203 DATES AND FACTS: —First justice, election and judges; first books and stationery, juries, indictment, chancery suit, wolf bounty, licenses and treasurer; first jail, circus,, metal casting and postoffice bos; first woolen mill, blacksmith and auctioneer —Naming of Aztalan —Early assessment of lands and tax —Completion of public buildings—Mineral waters, etc , 210 ALBION—Prof A. R. Cornwall, 283 BERRY—Hon. Otto Kerl and Wm. S. Crowther, Esq., 266 BLACK EARTH—Clarence Burnett and A. J. Fullerton, 519 BLOOMING GROVE—James Kavanaugh, Esq., 532 BLUE MOUNDS—John C. Ward and Ira Isham, Esqrs., 236 BRISTOL—J. R. Davis, Esq., 380 BURKE—John Douglas, Esq., 393 CAMBRIDGE—Hon. Geo. Dow and A. B. Carpenter, Esq., 366 CHRISTIANA—Chas. N. Brown and others, 351 COTTAGE GROVE—James Bell, Esq., 276 CROSS PLAINS—Henry Winkle, Esq., 440 DANE—Hon. Robert Steele and Mansfield Arries, 463 DEERFIELD—Hon. K. O. Heimdal, 432 DUNN—William E. Colladay, Esq, 488 DUNKIRK—Prof. Geo. W. Currier, 347 FITCHBURG—Dr. Wm. H. Fox and Wm. Vroman, Esq., 448 MADISON—Hon. H. A. Tenney, 539 MAZOMANIE—Henry Howarth and Henry Z. Moulton, Esqrs., 592 MEDINA—Frank L. Morrill, Esq., 217 MIDDLETON—A. B. Parmenter, Esq., 589 MONTROSE—H. E. Story, Esq., PAOLI—H. S. Utley, Esq., 474 MOUNT VERNON—Dr. W. J. Donald, 312 OREGON—Dr. I. Howe and T. E. Thompson, 505 PERRY—Gabriel Bjornson, 291 PLEASANT SPRINGS—Prof. A. R. Ames, 371 PRIMROSE—Hon. G. Tollefson, 526 ROXBURY—Hon. John T. Clark, 495 RUTLAND—Hon. S. W. Graves, 387 SPRINGDALE—James P. McPherson, Esq., 306 SPRINGFIELD—E. Harding, Esq., 328 STOUGHTON—Prof. Geo. W. Currier, 338 SUN PRAIRIE—Dr. C. G. Cross, 313 VERMONT— 588 VERONA—Donald McDonald and J. T. Hawes, 571 VIENNA—Hon. A. A. Boyce, 563 WEST BLUE MOUNDS—Dr. R. W. Jones, 244 WESTPORT AND VILLAGE OF WAUNAKEE—E.L. Noyes, Esq., 298 WINDSOR—Sherman Brothers and H. A. Lewis, 249 YORK— 570 TOWNS ADJACENT. BROOKLYN—J. W. Haseltine, Esq., 632 EDGERTON—E. A. Burdick, Esq., 650 EVANSVILLE, Rock County—D. Johnson, L. Leonard, J. West, 617 LAKE KOSHKONONG—Prof. T. L. Kumlien, 628 LODI—Hon. J. T. Clark, 636 PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS, 559 COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND OFFICERS, 655 LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS, 660 MADISON VILLAGE AND CITY COUNCIL, 662 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. BIRDSEYE VIEW OF 2 MRS. EBEN PECK, 25 LAKE MONONA, 31 KING STREET, 35 FIRST HOUSE IN MADISON, 43 HON. SIMEON MILLS, 49 STATE UNIVERSITY,. 75 HON. LYMAN C. DRAPER, 87 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 104 HON. DAVID ATWOOD, 107 STATE JOURNAL BLOCK, 113 D. K. TENNEY. ESQ., 119 WISCONSIN STATE CAPITOL, 131 CITY HALL AND U.S. POSTOSTICE 141 MADISON CITY HIGH SCHOOL, 151 ELM SIDE, Dr. Bowen's residence 169 ROSEBANK COTTAGE, 173 YATCH ON LAKE MONONA, 177 ANGLEWORM STATION, 181 MARIETTA, 185 KNIVES, AVTLS AND BRACELETS, 189 PORPHYRY AND GREENSTONE, 196 DRINKING CUP, 197 SEPULCHRAL URNS, 199 MAP or DANE COUNTY, 201 OLD COURT HOUSE, 215 INDIAN CAMP, 271 ALBION ACADEMY, 285 OPERA HOUSE, STOUGHTON, 341 STOUGHTON WAGON WORKS, 345 EARLY AGRICULTURAL SCENE, 359 LAKE KEGONSA AND STEAMER, 377 Additional Comments: Extracted from: MADISON, DANE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING TOWNS; BEING A HISTORY AND GUIDE TO PLACES OF SCENIC BEAUTY AND HISTORICAL NOTE FOUND IN THE TOWNS OF DANE COUNTY AND SURROUNDINGS, INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWNS, AND EARLY INTERCOURSE OF THE SETTLERS WITH THE INDIANS, THEIR CAMPS, TRAILS, MOUNDS, ETC. WITH A COMPLETE LIST OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND OFFICERS, AND LEGISLATIVE MEMBEES, MADISON VILLAGE AND CITY COUNCIL. ILLUSTRATED, MADISON, WIS.: PUBLISHED BY WM. J. PARK & CO., BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS AND BINDERS, 11 KING STREET. 1877. COPYRIGHT. WM. J. PARK & CO. 1877. DAVID ATWOOD, STEREOTYPER AND PRINTER, MADISON, WIS. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/dane/history/1877/madisona/contents3nms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 7.0 Kb