by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Events
Date in History: 1904 As we approach the year 2004, lets take a look back to 1904 to see what will soon be one hundred years old. In 1904, New York City opened its subway and the first Olympics ever held in the United States opened that summer in St. Louis. There were...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Events
Date in History: 1860 In 1860, in the most divisive and consequential election in American history, Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States, defeating the two Democratic candidates. In Jefferson County the election issues had been fought in the pages of...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Events
Date in History: 1945 At the end of 1945, life began to return to normal after four long years of war. Although 260 Fort Atkinson men and women were still serving overseas, the stories and advertisements in the Jefferson County Union reflected the changing times....
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Places
Date in History: c. 1830 Thiebeau Point on the southern shore of Lake Koshkonong was named for Joseph Thiebeau, a French-Canadian who was possibly the first white settler to live on Lake Koshkonong. By the early 19th century, a number of French fur traders –...
by Steve Tesmer | Apr 22, 2012 | Historic Places
Date in History: 1895 – 1927 “White as snow, smooth as glass, clean as innocence,” was the slogan for the newly opened laundry business of Savall & Wiring in downtown Fort Atkinson. Opened in 1895, the laundry occupied a 28 x 60’ brick building...
