|
Sylvanus Wade House
The Sylvanus Wade House is a former stagecoach inn located in Greenbush, Wisconsin, United States. The house provided lodging and meals to travelers in the mid-1800s, before the construction of a nearby railroad made the stagecoach route obsolete. Today, it is part of the Wade House Historic Site. Early years In 1844, Sylvanus Wade moved his family to the Greenbush area, where he purchased several hundred acres of land with the intent of building a town. The first dwelling they built was a log home that was repeatedly enlarged as the family grew and the number of visitors increased. A three-story wooden Greek Revival house was built between 1848 and 1851. It quickly gained attention for its large size and stylish appearance. Wade began advertising his "Half Way House" in Sheboygan in 1849. This, coupled with the inn's location halfway between the larger cities of Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, Wisconsin on the Fond du Lac-Sheboygan Plank Road, made it a popular stopover for trav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive
The Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive is a designated scenic route in southeastern Wisconsin that links the two units of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. The route traverses through scenic and historic areas, including landscape shaped by glaciers from the latest ice age, known as the Wisconsin glaciation. Route description Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive generally follows county and local roads. It begins near Whitewater – at the southern expanse of the Kettle Moraine State Forest's southern unit (), the drive takes a northeast trek and passes through six counties: Walworth, Jefferson, Waukesha, Washington, Fond du Lac, and Sheboygan. The route's northern terminus is near Sheboygan County Broughton Marsh Park northwest of Elkhart Lake (). History The idea of a route along the Kettle Moraine was believed to be conceived in the early 1940s by the Kettle Moraine Committee of the Izaak Walton League – Milwaukee Chapter, which was the backbone behind the development of the Kettle Morain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth DeYoung Kohler
Ruth Miriam DeYoung Kohler (August 24, 1906 – March 7, 1953) was a journalist and women's rights advocate. Life Kohler was born in 1906 in Harvey, Illinois to Mrs. and Mr. Frederic R. DeYoung. Her father was an Illinois Supreme Court Justice. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College, where she studied history. She earned special honors and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Afterward, she traveled around Europe for a year. She married Herbert Vollrath Kohler Sr. in 1937. She had three children: Herbert Kohler Jr., born in 1939; Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, born in 1941; and Frederick Cornell Kohler, born in 1943. In 1953 at the age of 46 DeYoung Kohler died of a heart ailment. Career and honors Kohler became a journalist in 1929, working for the Chicago Tribune. She went on to become the Women's Editor for the paper in 1935. From 1935 to 1937, she organized the Chicago Tribune's Women's Congress. The forum had over 5,000 attendees, and discussed women's issues and righ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
