Historical Site

Historical Site (HM194V)

Location: Cambria, WI 53923 Columbia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 32.646', W 89° 6.498'

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On this site in 1844, John Langdon & his four sons erected a sawmill, a dam & gristmill. Other early settlers by the names of McConochie, Dodge, Torbert, & Williams joined in construction. The original place name of Langdon's Mill, later became Florence, Belleville and finally Cambria.

The name Cambria is derived from the Welsh word Cymrie (meaning Wales) in honor of early settlement of the area by Welsh immigrants. The first group of Welsh people to come to this area left Liverpool, England on July 17, 1845. They were Robert Closs, David R. Jones, John R. Rowlands, Evan Edwards, Jabes Lloyd, E.B. Williams & John Edwards.

Cambria was the "Center" of the Welsh settlers in Columbia, Dodge & Green Lake Counties. The communities of Blaen-y-cae, Lake Emily, Proscairon, Rockhill, Portage Prairie & Welsh Prairie were established around Cambria.
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HM NumberHM194V
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Placed ByThe Cambria - Friesland Historical Society in memory of W.J. "Chris" & Elizabeth "Betty" McConochie
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Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 6:47pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 329677 N 4823398
Decimal Degrees43.54410000, -89.10830000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 32.646', W 89° 6.498'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 32' 38.76" N, 89° 6' 29.88" W
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Area Code(s)920, 608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 19-41 N Madison St, Cambria WI 53923, US
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