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Iowa County Grocery Store302 viewsA typical late nineteenth century grocery store in Iowa County. (Photo in collections of the Iowa County Historical Society)
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Dodgeville on a busy day, circa 1908283 viewsMany of the early business districts and homes in Mineral Point and Dodgeville are now protected under historic preservation ordinances. Both communities were founded in 1827 by miners and speculators thirsting for the riches they believed were at hand as they prospected for lead. (Photo in collections of the Iowa County Historical Society)
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Gerald Fieldhouse with his $10 Model T Ford278 viewsPurchased in 1946 when he returned from active service in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Fieldhouse, a diligent local historian and preservationist, also owned the Fieldhouse Fruit Farm in Dodgeville. (Photo in collections of the Iowa County Historical Society)
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Edna Meudt (1907-1989)268 viewsA powerful writer, historian, poet and advocate for citizen input in local government, was a native of the Wyoming Valley in northern Iowa County. Her autobiographical work, “The Rose Jar,” is available from the Iowa County Historical Society. (Photo courtesy of Chris Meudt)
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Comanche Sham Battle266 viewsPerformed for Colonel Henry Dodge and the First Mounted United States Dragoons during the Dodge-led expedition to the Southwest Indian Territory in 1834. (by George Catlin)
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Stratmann Wagon Works266 viewsFounded from the early beginnings of a pioneer chain of blacksmiths starting in the 1840 in Iowa County with the arrival of Detchmendy and Ranger from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. They were followed by Dock Wise, Matthew Kelly, Olson A. Norse (probably Ole’s son from Norway) and Peter Spang who in 1860 took as partner, Frederick Wilhelm Strattmann. In 1872 Strattmann (many spelling options for this surname) became sole owner. However he soon partnered with Richard Lane. The firm became a successful manufacturer of farm equipment, wagons and buggies. This image of the entire staff was taken in 1883 when times were good for the manufacturers of horse drawn equipment. The internal combustion engine soon loomed on the horizon with dire consequences for horse powered equipment The site is now home to a variety of public service organizations. (Photo courtesy of Ortner Stratman)
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Girls on a Beach in Iowa County, circa 1915265 viewsThey radiate high spirits though the beach seems well-stocked with mud. (Photo by Letcher courtesy of the Wis. Historical Society)
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Christiana McDonald Dodge264 viewsWife 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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Black Hawk262 viewsWar chief of the Sac-Fox Indian nation during Black Hawk War of 1832. (by George Catlin)
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IOWA COUNTY HISTORY – FACES AND PLACES246 viewsIowa County History Faces and Places from collection of the Iowa County Historical Society includes photos with captions from Iowa County.
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