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Crossing the Plover River (ca. 1908)

Our county, our story; Portage County, Wisconsin

Ten foundation volumes that document and present the early history of Adams, Columbia, Dane, Green, Portage, Sauk, and Wood Counties. Titles include:

• Durrie, Daniel S. (Daniel Steele), 1819-1892 A history of Madison, the capital of Wisconsin; including the Four lake country (1874)
• A standard history of Sauk County, Wisconsin: Volume I (1918)
• A standard history of Sauk County, Wisconsin: Volume II (1918)
• Jones, George O. History of Wood County, Wisconsin (1923)
• Madison, Dane County and surrounding towns ; being a history and guide to places of scenic beauty and historical note ...(1877)
• Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt, 1907- Our county, our story; Portage County, Wisconsin (1959)
• The history of Columbia County, Wisconsin (1880)

This project was completed in cooperation with the Wisconsin South Central Library System.