Voegeli recalls rich history behind Monticello dedicate lake
Frederick Voegeli of the Monticello Park Board recounts Green County settlement history from 1820s to the creation of Monticello and the Sugar River area. He notes lead mining rushes, early settlers McNut and Boner, 1843 bridge and postmaster Steadman naming the town Monticello, and subsequent land transfers.
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Frederick Voegeli
Monticello Park
Wisconsin
Indiana Territory
Illinois
Shulisburg
Belmont
Platteville
Green County
Mississippi River
California
Mississippi
St. Louis
McNut and
Boner
Monticello
Robert Witter
Witter
Little Sugar
Chester Witter
Steadman
Madison
Monroe
Long Hollow
Mt. Pleasant
Washington Township
Truman
Jacob
Mathias Marty
Mathias
Monticello Village Emergence and Swiss Roots Chronicle
The piece chronicles Monticello origins with early buildings, mills, and land grants in 1851. It notes Swiss immigrants arriving in 1845 1847 and Bilten settlement in Washington Township, the rise of dairying cheese making by 1869 1870, railroad arrivals in 1888, and the creation of a man made lake shaping the town’s development.
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C. Taft
Bacon
Mr. Bacon
Jacob Staedtler
Staedtler
The
Power and Light Company
New Glarus
Bilten
Canton Glarus
Washington Township
Monticello
Green County
Sugar River
Switzerland
Nic Freitag
Highway 69
Wittenwyler - Burgy
Monroe
Illinois Central
Freeport
Illinois
Madison
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Mill Pond
Monroe Common Council Proceedings July 14 1966
City council in Monroe holds special meeting to award low bid for hot mix to William J Kennedy and Son of Janesville Wisconsin at 37 150.00 and approves numerous licenses, hearings, and map changes with several appointments announced.
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Council Chambers
Ekum
Kirchner
Tschudy
Simpson
Chambers
Flisram
Ripp
Snively
Coplien
William J. Kennedy
City of
Monroe
Board of Public Works
William J. Kennedy and Son
Janesville
Wisconsin
W. R. Ekum
Planning Commission
James Mauermann
Police and Safety Committee
W. R. Bauman
Middleton
League’ Regional
Green County Agricultural Association
Charles G. Pickett
11Th Street
Leon J. Strasser
15Th Avenue
Alden J. Hawthorne
Orville Kiel
Blanchardville
Raymond Montgomery
Browntown
Sam Rubi
9Th Street
Robert E. Tschudy
Lake Drive
Harold Leuenberger
29Th Avenue
Homer T. Weidman
18Th Avenue
W. Keith Wunschel
8Th Street
Bancroft Dairy
Harold B. Ambler
Robert Trumpy
27Th Avenue
Green County Salvage Company
11Th Avenue
Florian Handel
14Th Avenue
Ning Times
Chas. Bruning Co
Stuart Printing Co
Donald F. Ripp
Madison
Sanfax Corporation
J. C. Penney Co
Kohli
Gordon Flesch Company, Inc
City
H. C. Miller Co
Jean Goepfert
Henry S. Hefty
Wisconsin State
Beloit Memorial Hospital
Monroe Fire Department
Bruni-Miller Co
T. J. Burgy
Sunray DX Oil Co
Walter R. Ekum
Badger Petroleum Co
Holmes Auto
Sherwin- Williams
Kundert Oil Co
Solomon Autoparts
J and W
Fullerton Lumber Co
Erickson Plumbing and Heating
Nagle-Hart
Green County Highway Commission
Rockwell Manufacturing Co
Monroe Sales Co
Clark Implement Co
Weed
International Pipe Corporation
Trucks, Inc
Connors Plumbing
Mobil Oil Co
Street
Gateway Transportation Co
Ing
Geiger
Common Council
Judiciary Committee
Alderman Simpson
Lot 13
Fred R. Simpson
Green County
13Th Street
31St Avenue
12Th Street
10Th Street
Town Road
21St Street
30Th Street
League OF Wisconsin
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Finance and Taxation Committee
Hilton E. Kirchner
Alderman Ripp
11Th St
Wis
15Th Ave
14Th Ave
Green County Salvage Co
11Th Ave
Ceplien
Green County Fair
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Voegeli
Cheese Factory
By Fred Voegeli
United States
Great Lakes
Lake Montesian
Proceedings of Common Council
Evan C. Chambers
F. M. Bray
Council
Asessor
Indianhead Specilty Co
Stauffacher Construction Co
Green County Broadcasting Co
Wenger and Burgy
Schwartz Agency
Monroe Eve
Kenneth F. Sullivan Co
Steinmann Architects
Monroe Construction Co
Shelter House
Stanland-Thostenson
Burn Electric
Band Shell
Olin E. Flisram
Milo Friedrichs
Harvey D. Elmer
Floyd W. Matzke
P. J. Connors
Uno H. Miller
Arthur C. Nondahl
Paul R. Mueller
John C. McIlhaney
Arthur F. Roethe
Robert Weckerly
John K. Fernan
Ted G. Schaffer
John A. Marty
Leon J. Schroeder
Lowell Stuessy
Earl E. Hager
Chester Tobin
Harold F. Pickett
Warren M. Gerhart
Sherman Hodgson
Melvin J. Roehrdanz
Donald W. Springer
Donald Ripp
Alderman Kirchner
Alley
Alderman Tschudy
Jerry I. Coplien
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