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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OWX_sixteen-school_Sussex-WI.html
Lisbon School No. 5 opened 1844 on Rd. "16." Named "16" School. Originally was west of present Hillside Rd. ("16" RD.) 1860s saw new construction of one room cream brick school. Original commissioner Harrison Phillips…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTA1_town-of-lisbon_Sussex-WI.html
The Town of Lisbon was once part of Wayne County (Detroit), then Brown County (Green Bay), Milwaukee County and finally Waukesha County in 1846. The first male settler was Thomas S. Redford (1818-1903). He claimed 160 acres May 15, 1836. Melinda W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTA0_zion-evangelical-cemetery_Sussex-WI.html
This cemetery has multi names, most recent being "Redeemer United Church of Christ Cemetery"
Other names included "Zion Cemetery" "German Cemetery" "The German Zion Evangelical Church Cemetery" & Little Sussex Cemetery".
Sussex Zion Evangeli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT9Z_st-albans-episcopal-church_Sussex-WI.html
Named for English martyr and saint. The parish was organized in 1842. The first church, 1844, stood at the southwest corner of God's Acre. The first grave was there opened in that year. The edifice was dedicated by Bishop Jackson Kemper in 1866. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT9Y_sussex_Sussex-WI.html
Named for County Sussex, England, home of prominent pioneers. First settlers were George Elliot and Richard Cooling in 1843. First church, St. Alban's Episcopal, was founded in 1842 in Weaver's barn; its present edifice was erected in 1864-'66 bes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZ2_sussex-mills-and-bug-line-rr_Sussex-WI.html
Bug Line Railroad (Milwaukee, Menomonee Falls & Western Railroad) built in 1890; extended to Merton, North Lake after 1891. Bug Line was discontinued in 1978. On this site: Sussex Elevator 1890-1917 (Wm. & John Small); Sussex Cooperative 1919-1934…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSZ0_mammoth-spring-hotel-saloon_Sussex-WI.html
The Mammoth Spring Hotel had its Grand Opening Feb. 9th, 1888. It was two years after the opening of Mammoth Spring by Milwaukee business interests. The builder & proprietor was Fred A. Hummel, with the hotel furnishing "Rooms & Spirits." Hummel d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLXX_first-woman-in-town-of-lisbon_Sussex-WI.html
Melinda Ann (Warren) Weaver, B. Feb. 25, 1813 in New York State, married an English immigrant, John Weaver, in 1833. In the fall of 1836, with Melinda 7 months pregnant & leading two children the Weaver family took an Erie Canal boat to Buffalo, &…