When white settlers first came to the area in the 17th century, they found Ho-Chunk Indians sharing the site with their Menominee and Potawatomi neighbors. French traders gave the city its name, Fond du Lac, from its obvious geographic location; …

About 1856, the first English-language newspaper in Fond du Lac, the Fond du Lac Commonwealth, was founded. Logging and milling were primary industries in the late 1880s, with access to the lake as the engine of the industry.

2009年1月22日 · Fond du Lac County (Wis.) -- History, Wisconsin -- History Publisher Chicago, Western historical company Collection library_of_congress; americana Contributor The Library of Congress Language English Item Size 1.6G

Fond du Lac Public Library's monthly History at Home programs focus on local and state history. Most are video recorded and available online. Early Fond du Lac People and Places is a collection of 13 Fond du Lac historical books that have been digitized and made available online.

Fond du Lac Origin of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. A geographic name meaning "far end of the lake" in French, and used for three very different places by early writers: 1, a city at the southern end of Lake Winnebago that still retains the name; 2, a river at the western end of Lake Superior now called St. Louis River; and 3, the western end of Lake ...

anufacturing plant became the genesis for Fond du Lac Table Manufacturing Company. Incorporated in 1891 by Edward Blaesius, C.F. K. rstens, and Louis Rueping, the company was devoted to the manufacturing of tables. The company’s heritage is a bit ol. er, having operated for some time under the name “Blaesius Tab.

The history of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Chicago, Western historical company, 1880. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/rc01001770/>.

What will you see when you visit our village? Fond du Lac has 25+ historical buildings just waiting to be explore. Don't delay!

2023年6月19日 · The Fond du Lac County Historical Society is a non-profit whose mission is: Connecting people to History through Passion, Preservation, and Exploration.

Fond du Lac, city, seat (1844) of Fond du Lac county, east-central Wisconsin, U.S. It lies on the Fond du Lac River, at the southern end of Lake Winnebago, about 55 miles (90 km) northwest of Milwaukee. Ho-Chunk Nation Indians were early inhabitants of the area. The city originated in 1785 as a French trading post, named for its location at the ...

This town being the location of the pioneer settlement of Fond du Lac County, the history of its first settlement, in 1836, legitimately belonged to the general history of the county, of which a brief synopsis will be given.

The history of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, containing a history of Fond du Lac County, its early settlement, growth, development, resources ... an extensive and minute sketch of its cities, their improvements, industries, manufactories, churches, schools, societies ... war record, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early ...

Fond du Lac County was named for its situation at the end of Lake Winnebago -- Wis. Hist. Colls., i, p. 112. The name was bestowed by French fur traders in Canada as they referred to the "foot" or the "farthest point" of the lake.

2021年1月12日 · Discoveries, donations and information from the files of the Thornton Library, on the grounds of the Fond du Lac County Historical Society, Fond du Lac, WI

Ruth Shaw Worthing's book, The History of Fond du Lac County, as Told by its Place Names is an encyclopedic dictionary of Fond du Lac County. It brings together information about places, streets, churches, schools, etc., including those no longer existing.

2022年9月13日 · FOND DU LAC — Fond du Lac, named by the French for the "farthest point of the lake," became a city in 1852. Seventy years later, historians with the Fond du Lac Historic Preservation Commission...

“Fond du Lac: Fox Lake community members work on railroad, 1870s-1890s.” If so, then if whites got blacks thrown off railroad work, that could have ended the community. “A census of the Michigan Territory taken in 1835, including WI, shows …

2018年5月7日 · Discoveries, donations and information from the files of the Thornton Library, on the grounds of the Fond du Lac County Historical Society, Fond du Lac, WI

2017年4月21日 · FOND DU LAC - Glimpses of Fond du Lac's storied past can be seen in the facades of buildings up and down Main Street. The Italianate architecture, the old brick work and arched windows, the faded...

4 天之前 · FOND DU LAC – One of Fond du Lac's historical buildings held the start of several iconic establishments. Model Cleaners started as Model Laundry Co. in 1908 and never moved from the building at ...

Location of Fond du Lac County in Wisconsin. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude …

Craving Culture? Hot for History? Did you know that Fond du Lac was the first Wisconsin city to install electric street lighting? Yes, well that’s just a tiny taste of both the history and culture that abound in the Lake Winnebago Region.

2024年5月23日 · Remember when takes a look back at the history of Fond du Lac's Forest Mall. Daphne Lemke. Fond du Lac Reporter. FOND DU LAC – Fond du Lac's footprint on the mall scene lasted more than 40 years, after the craze started in the 1970s and 1980s. Forest Mall was the area's first enclosed shopping center. It opened in 1973 with room for about 52 ...

2025年1月22日 · FOND DU LAC – One of Fond du Lac's high schools is celebrating its centennial in 2025. Winnebago Lutheran Academy turns 100 this year after growing from a single ninth-grade class to a student ...

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