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Port Washington Historical Society
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| Port Washington Centennial 1835-1935 |
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See the complete
booklet '1935 Port Washington Centennial'. Click image left or
link above. |
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| Below are links to bits of history
for the Port Washington area. |
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Historic
Overview of Port Washington by Wikipedia |
The area that became Port Washington was
originally inhabited by the Sauk tribe of Native
Americans, and later explored by the
French in the late 17th century. In 1835,
General Wooster Harrison became the town's first
permanent settler, in what he originally named
"Wisconsin City". Harrison later renamed the town
"Washington".
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Historic
Overview of Port Washington |
| Today, Port Washington is the
county seat of Ozaukee County and has in 1990 had a population
of 9338. In 1835, though, when Wooster Harrison, the first
settler of the land that was to become the city of Port
Washington arrived, all this land was included within the
boundaries of the larger and as yet undivided Washington County
and was then without formal governmental organization.
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Port Washington Historic Walking Tours |
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District recalls Port Washington's history |
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Burton's
career in TV included 2 Emmys |
| Rita Burton realized her dreams,
turning from a suburban Wisconsin teenager into a powerful
figure in the television industry, and won two Emmy awards along
the way. |
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City of Port Washington Historical Survey |
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This report documents an intensive architectural/historical survey of all resources located within an area that corresponds to the
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City
Hall |
| The City of Port Washington takes great pride in
its municipal facilities. The renovation of City Hall is the latest
upgrade that improves the efficiency of City services. The
renovation is the first to City Hall since its construction in 1958. |
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Eagle Still Flys |
| ...Because
a crane was needed to paint the tower area, it was suggested that the eagle on the top of
the tower also be repainted... |
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Firefighters rescue 9 from historic building |
| Firefighters from eight Ozaukee County
communities who responded to a Saturday morning fire helped rescue nine
of the 23 residents ... |
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Fish Shanty |
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Washington could lose its last fish shanty when the historic building
along the west slip is auctioned next month. |
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Friedens Evangelical Church |
| Incorporated in July of 1854, Friedens was the first
Protestant church in Port Washington, Wisconsin. All worship and
education was conducted in German until the 1920’s. |
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Grand Ave United Methodist Church |
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comprehensive (and fascinating) history of the Grand Avenue Church was
written and published in 1966 by Freda Matthies and Alma Maechtle. |
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Last Coal Boat |
| We Energies' Port Washington
Power Plant will take its final coal delivery from Marine Vessel John J.
Boland on Friday, June 18, 2004 |
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Library |
| By 1908, the basement of the
Courthouse provided much needed space. Six hundred
borrowers frequented the public library in 1912; 294 children. |
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Lighthouse |
| Lighthouses
are fascinating structures and they become more fascinating when they are easily
assessable. The Port Washington lighthouse is one that is easily assessable, but it does
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Lights of Port Washington |
| Fourteen
years after the founding of Port Washington our first lighthouse was built (1849). It
stood atop the north bluff ("St. Mary’s Hill"), approximately in the
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Light Station
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When Georges Calteaux promised two years ago that he would
ask the grand duchy of Luxembourg to replace the tower and light at the
Port Washington Light Station, the members of the Port Washington
Historical Society started scrambling. |
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Light
Station [Historic Beacon getting new life] For years, the small brick building
perched on top of a hill was Port Washington's most visible landmark.
The light from its tower helped sailors and fishermen plot their
course along Lake Michigan. |
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Light Station Dedication |
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Local Blues
Music -
"The Paramount recordings
represent some of the most thrilling Delta blues ever recorded," said
Bruce Iglauer, chief executive officer of the national blues label
Alligator Records. "They are seminal recordings, capturing these blues
artists at the peak of their creativity. |
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Loss of mill
leave hole in city, hearts
Now that it's gone, almost everyone
involved is lamenting the loss of a historic mill in downtown Port
Washington that attracted little public attention before it was
demolished last year. |
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Old Firehouse
This one-story Fire Engine House was built in 1928 on the same site as
the previous wood frame engine house, which it replaced. The designer
of this Mediterranean Revival style... |
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Patriots Day 2002 - The President of the United States has
declared Sept 11, 2002 as Patriots Day |
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Port Hotel -
The
City of Port Washington (formerly Washington City of Washington County)
has a long history of fine hotels. The Port Hotel finds its roots dating
back to the very beginning of our city when Martin F. Thomas and his
wife Nancy purchased the land tract for $40.00. |
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Skeris'
butcher shop outlasted them all in Port Washington -
Bernie
Skeris has been a fixture in downtown Port Washington for more than
60 years, even though he hasn't worked there since the mid-'80s. |
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Smith Bros. Fish Shanty
Commercial fishing once was an important
business in Port Washington. There were five such operations. Each had a fishing shack and
a boat. Recently three of the shacks... |
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View of business section of Port Washington from south bluff
View of downtown of Courthouse, Port Washington Fuel Co., Milwaukee
Northern Railway, Opera House, Coal Docks, Power House, Gas Plant (circa
1910) |
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St Mary's Church
Franklin
Street in downtown Port Washington has several buildings with interesting features, but
the highlight of this street scene is St. Mary's Catholic Church, which
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St John's
Lutheran Church - An investment group has
agreed to buy St. John's Lutheran Church and Academy, a presence in the
near downtown since 1913, and plans to raze the building to make room
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Second call of Selectmen of Ozaukee County
"It is just a delightful little look at Port Washington, circa 1917." |
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Stubborn stack finally falls
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Smoke
tower at utility plant takes 31/2 hours to drop after
blast |
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Port Summer Theatre - Past Productions back to 1966 of the
annual Summer Musicals put on each summer |
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Wisconsin Chair Company - Another Port Washington industry which never attained the dignity of 100
years is nevertheless worth mentioning because of the large number of
people employed and its remarkable record of continuous work throughout
the depression of the 1930s. |
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Wisconsin
Street School None of the buildings
built in the nineteenth century as public schools by the Village and
later by the City of Port Washington now survive. The first public
school that served ... |
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