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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DPY_freedom-park-a-war-memorial_West-Bend-WI.html
Freedom Park Honors all Veterans Who have served Dedicated Oct 2 2010
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GJG_maxon-wright-house_West-Bend-WI.html
Built in 1847 by Densmore W. Maxon, a Yankee surveyor and member of the first Wisconsin State Legislature, who constructed a dam and sawmill and platted Cedar Creek. The east wing housed the first village post office. The Greek Revival style house…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BSA_tuchscherer-residence_West-Bend-WI.html
The United States Government Land Grant transfer from Byron Kilbourn, et al to Caroline P. Brown took place March 10, 1847.
This front gable home was typical of many houses built between 1850 and 1925. This property is part of the original plat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BS9_james-kneeland-house_West-Bend-WI.html
James Kneeland, one of the founders of West Bend, purchased this plot of land in the early 1840s. This 2 ½ story side gabled cream city brick building was erected in 1858 and is one of the oldest buildings in West Bend.
In 1860, the buildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14GN_verbeck-residence_West-Bend-WI.html
The United State Government Land Grant transfer to William W. Verbeck took place January 1, 1848.
In the early 1850s a barn and home were constructed.
The residence is a square, two-story brick structure, featuring arched brick frames over e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWIO_timmers-resort_West-Bend-WI.html
This property was acquired January 4, 1864, by Mathias and Margaret Timmer. In 1882, Timmer's Hotel was opened. Guests came by train from Chicago, St. Louis, and Milwaukee to Slinger (Schlesingerville) and then by carriage to the Hotel. Later they…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPVX_esker_West-Bend-WI.html
The winding ridge of sand and gravel 900 feet to the south-east is the westerly end of an esker. It was formed over 10,000 years ago by a glacial stream leaving deposits as it flowed in a tunnel beneath the ice. (For a better view drive one half m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNJE_washington-house_West-Bend-WI.html
This building was one of the first brick buildings erected in West Bend. It replaced an original structure built in 1852 and destroyed by fire on January 1, 1864 and it was re-opened on October 15, 1864 as a headquarters for travelers along the "O…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNJD_old-settlers-triangle_West-Bend-WI.html
In West Bend's early days, this plot was a community gathering place. For over 90 years, the Triangle and the building which stood there were at the center of business, social and political life, and served as a meeting place for the old settlers.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNJB_washington-county-courthouse-square_West-Bend-WI.html
This block was deeded to Washington County on May 2, 1853, by the Wightman, Kilbourn, Kneeland, and Wolcott families to locate and erect county buildings. The original courthouse, constructed in 1854, was relocated to Main Street when the 1889 cou…