“By the late 1830, companies delivered mail and passengers to key points. Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Prairie du Chien were connected by the first Military roads. By the 1840’s, more “Plank Roads” were built. The rides were long, dusty, bumpy and sometimes risky.” This article discusses the stagecoach inns of early Mukwonago: View Article
William Stickles: Woodsman, Marksman, Civil War Union Soldier Brother Bob Bartelt, of Major General John Gibbon, Camp #4, Wisconsin Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, did a presentation at Mukwonago’s Red Brick Museum on Sunday, July 23rd, “in charac-ter” and spoke in the first person while dressed as the “woodsman/hunter” persona of William …
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Open PDF or View below. Article courtesy of Waukesha County Historical Society Landmark -Summer 2021
The Signs Within the Mukwonago Historical Society’s collection are two very old wood and iron signs that by their construction and style would seem to date to the mid-nineteenth century. It is believed that these signs were used to direct weary travelers to establishments in the Mukwonago area to rejuvenate and spend the night. This …
