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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BGV_paperjack-creek_New-Richmond-WI.html
By 1855, Paperjack Creek and the nearby Willow River had each attracted a few settlers. A rivalry developed between settlements but was resolved in 1858 when the village was platted at the Willow River site. It is thought that the unusual name for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BGU_new-richmond-heritage-center_New-Richmond-WI.html
The Italianate style farmhouse was built in 1884 by Marcus Sears Bell, an early developer in new Richmond. He gave up his post as village president when he moved outside of the village to breed prize-winning cattle at this farm. In 1910 the Tierne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME1C_new-richmond-cyclone_New-Richmond-WI.html
The New Richmond Cyclone of 1899 remains the most disastrous tornado recorded in Wisconsin history. On the hot summer evening of June 12, with little warning and amazing force, a tornado swept through the thriving agricultural community of…