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Colonel Henry DodgeThe arrival of the Dodge party of miners in Iowa County on 3 October, 1827 was a tribute to the power of the lure of riches triggered by rumors that lead lay on top of the ground. From his birth in 1782 to his death in 1867, Henry Dodge was an active participant in the American Story. Beginning as an unschooled frontier youth, Dodge grew to become a sheriff, a judge, a lead mining country entrepreneur, a sheriff in Missouri and Wisconsin and a militia general in the War of 1812. His resolve and fast action brought the sad events of the Black Hawk War of 1832 to a swift conclusion. His reputation as a man of action brought him to the attention of President Andrew Jackson who commissioned him as the first commander of the U. S. Mounted Dragoons sending the Dragoons to the “Indian Territory” of the American Southwest. The president ordered Dodge to pacify the tribes and to preach the value of farming to the mostly nomadic natives. He tried; it didn’t take. (The dragoons later became the renowned First Cavalry Division.)
Returning to Wisconsin in 1835 Dodge was appointed territorial governor, a non-voting member of congress, and on the admission of Wisconsin as the thirtieth state in the Union in 1848 our first U. S. Senator. At his death in 1867, Henry Dodge had commissions signed by six U. S. Presidents and was universally respected as a man of honor. (Photo courtesy of the Wis. Historical Society)
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Christiana McDonald DodgeWife of Colonel Dodge and the mother of thirteen children. She married Dodge in 1801 and was his faithful companion for sixty-four years. In Iowa County she was the fervent popularizer of the White Rose of The House of York made famous during the Wars of the Roses from 1455-1487 in England. A vigorous example of this annually blooming rose may be viewed at the Dodge Mining Camp Cabin in Dodgeville. (Photo courtesy of the Wis. Historical Society)
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John Reed and Esther SmithEarly recipients of the White Rose of York from Christiana McDonald Dodge. They arrived in Iowa County in 1835 from Somershire, England. Their descendants are numerous in Iowa County. (Photo courtesy of the Ed Jewell Family)
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AN UPLANDS READER (Volume 2)Artistic resources of the Iowa County Area of people, places and things – drawings, photos, poetry and stories.
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Florence Iva Billington OlsonRides a paint pony in a 1930 historic pageant at Tower Hill Park located in northern Iowa County. (Photo in collections of the Iowa County Historical Society)
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GHOSTS OF IOWA COUNTY (EXCEPT FOR RIDGEWAY)More Ghosts stories from the early days of Iowa County
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Morris Hall in DodgevilleBuilt in 1865 by the enterprising local blacksmith, Peter Morris. (Photo in collections of the Iowa County Historical Society)
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Moscow Village Library AssociationLocated in the southeast corner of Iowa County was founded circa 1872 by the immigrant citizens of the community. The word “FREMAD” on the sign means either “forward” or “onward” in Norwegian. (Photo in collections of the Iowa County Historical Society)
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Hyde Blacksmith ShopOwned and protected by the Hyde Historic Territory organization, was built in 1883 by H. Bawden. It served at least three generations of farmers, storekeepers and travelers as the source for wagon repair, horse shoeing and the general repair of broken cast iron equipment. (Photo in collections of the Iowa County Historical Society)
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Iowa County Grocery StoreA typical late nineteenth century grocery store in Iowa County. (Photo in collections of the Iowa County Historical Society)
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