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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14H9_paoli_Belleville-WI.html
A meander of the Sugar River, providing an excellent waterpower opportunity, prompted Peter W. Matts to acquire acreage in Montrose Township in 1846. He erected a sawmill in 1847, soon followed by his home, a tavern and a general store. Matts plat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14G0_early-belleville-library-park_Belleville-WI.html
(side 1)Early BellevilleFinding a mill site on the Sugar River, founder John Frederick settled here in 1845. His mill prompted "Yankee" settlement and a village developed with a hotel/tavern, blacksmith, harness maker and general store.
In 1847…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM118O_primrose-lutheran-church_Belleville-WI.html
In the mid-nineteenth century, many newly arrived Norwegian immigrants in southern Wisconsin depended upon the spiritual and practical guidance of itinerant Lutheran ministers to help successfully adapt to the new land. One of the most influential…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOXN_st-raphaels-frenchtown-cemetery_Belleville-WI.html
Final resting place of early French emigrants and their descendants.
Coming directly to the Montrose-Belleville community from St. Germain in eastern France, 32 families arrived beginning in the early 1850's. Unique and isolated, the group pros…