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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19RB_free-congregation-of-sauk-county_Sauk-City-WI.html
Organized in 1852 by German-American settlers, the Free Congregation (Freie Gemeinde) dominated the cultural, economic and intellectual life of Sauk City well into the twentieth century. This is one of two congregations surviving a once prominent …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13AQ_sauk-city_Sauk-City-WI.html
Sauk City originally was the site of an important Indian village. Jonathan Carver visited here on October 9, 1766 and wrote, "This is the largest andbest built Indian town I ever saw. It contains about 90 houses, each large enough for several fami…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWBQ_wollersheim-winery_Sauk-City-WI.html
In the early 1840's, Hungarian immigrant Agoston Haraszthy acquired acreage on the Wisconsin River near present day Sauk Prairie. He started a brick yard, riverboat and ferry business and laid out the village now known as Sauk City. On the souther…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOSF_wisconsin-heights-battlefield_Sauk-City-WI.html
Near this site the Sauk chieftain Black Hawk and his band were overtaken by Wisconsin and Illinois troops on July 21, 1832
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM33_in-memory-of-rev-adalbert-inama-o-praem_Sauk-City-WI.html
Born in Wilton, Tyrol Dec. 26, 1798. Came to Roxbury in 1845. Dane County's first resident Catholic priest. Labored in Dane, Iowa, Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson, Sauk, Waukesha counties. Repeatedly read Mass in the Assembly chamber of the Capitol, Ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLMB_father-adalbert-inama-st-norbert-house_Sauk-City-WI.html
Father Adalbert Inama a Norbertine Missionary was born in Wilton Tyrol Austria on December 26, 1798. He came to the Roxbury - Sac Prairie area in November 1845. Early the next year he built an 18 x 20 foot log cabin one mile west of here on the ba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLL0_battle-of-wisconsin-heights_Sauk-City-WI.html
On July 21, 1832, during a persistent rainstorm, the 65-year old Sac Indian leader, Black Hawk, led 60 of his Sac and Fox and Kickapoo warriors in a holding action against 700 United States militia at this location. The conflict, known as the Batt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCT8_culvers_Sauk-City-WI.html
The George Culver family opened theoriginal Culver's Frozen Custard Restaurant on this siteJuly 18, 1984
The current restaurant openedApril 27, 2000
This monument is a tribute to theSauk-Prairie area residentswho have assisted with Culver'sg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BW_august-w-derleth_Sauk-City-WI.html
Born February 24, 1909, in Sauk City, August Derleth lived virtually his entire life in his native Sac Prairie. He began writing at the age of thirteen and had over 150 books to his credit at the time of his death on July 4, 1971. Versatile as he …