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Local History Articles
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History of Ablman/Rock Springs by Erwin Dreifke
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Yesteryear Revisited By Dr. Robert Dewel
A
comprehensive index to the books of Dr. Bob Dewel who writes a regular
feature for the Baraboo News Republic. Each year he compiles the year's
articles into book form that is offered for sale. The books are
$20 with $4 for postage, and may be picked up at or ordered through the
Sauk County Historical Society. (requires PDF Reader, a free download)
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Images from the Past: Witwen
The
village of Witwen is situated in the Town of Troy, on County Highway E.
It was named after one of the first settlers in the area, Gaudenz
Witwen, who built a log cabin and settled in the area in 1856. (More Info)
- Images From The Past: LaValle
Located in the south central part of LaValle Township, on Highways 33
and 58, the village of LaValle got its name from the French term for
“the valley”
- Images from the Past: Leland
Located in the west
central part of Honey Creek Township, just off Hwy PF on County Hwy C,
the village was named after Cyrus Leland... (More Info)
- Baraboo Baseball Uniform Displayed In Cooperstown
- Sauk County Historical Museum’s Textile Collection
- Native American History of Sauk County
The
first residents of what we now call Sauk County were the Ho-Chunk
(Winnebago) Indians...(More Info).
- White Settlers Arrive in Sauk County
The
section of land that would eventually become Sauk County in South
Central Wisconsin, was claimed by Governor DeMont around the year 1603 (More Info).
- Black Hawk
Located
in central Troy Township, the village of Black Hawk sits upon the south
branch of Honey Creek (More Info).
- White Mound
The
ghost village of White Mound (also known as Billy Town after William
Welch who opened a store there in 1899) was located near the banks of
the northern branch of Honey Creek (More Info).
- Sandusky
Located
in the southwestern corner of Washington Township, the village of
Sandusky was once a stopping place for area farmers, providing the
necessities needed to survive during the mid-19th and early 20th
centuries (More Info).
- Denzer
Located
in Honey Creek Township northwest of Prairie du Sac, Wis., Denzer
derives its name from the village's first postmaster, William Denzer (More Info).
- Valton
The
village of Valton lies in the center of Woodland Township in the far
northwestern reaches of Sauk County, located on the banks of Valton
Creek (More Info).
- Images from the Past: Hillpoint
Located
in the east central part of Washington Township, the village of
Hillpoint served as a focal point for farmers (More Info).
- A Backwoods Wedding
Lucas Van Orden's letter to his cousin in 1848 describing a rural wedding (More Info).
- The Battle of Bad Axe
The last battle of the Black Hawk War of 1832 (More Info).
- A Decaying Old Cabin A Link To Our Future
Massive
rough-hewn logs lay rotting atop a collapsing foundation surrounding a
two-story log cabin resting on a gentle, rolling hillside in central
Sauk County (More Info).
- Early Days in Baraboo History: Tradition And Trail Breakers
- Mysterious Object Found in Reedsburg
There
was a blinding flash of what they thought was lightning, but strangely,
there was no accompanying thunderclap. After the storm, they went
outside and discovered a strange hole in their backyard lawn. (More Info).
- St. Anne's Chapel Is A Shrine of Solemn Beauty
The tiny St. Anne's Chapel was built a half century ago on top of the
high, wooded hill west of the present day church (More Info).
Additional histories of Sauk County communities will be added in the future.
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