Historic Map - Ashland, WI - 1886
Description
Bird's-eye view map of Ashland, Wisconsin, published by Norris, Wellge & Co. in 1886, reprint. This map captures Ashland just one year before it was officially incorporated as a city. While it is known that at least eight different Native American tribes have lived along the Chequamegon Bay, it was the Ojibwe Tribe that welcomed the first Europeans who arrived. French fur traders arrived in 1659 and erected the first European built structure in Wisconsin. The first Jesuit missionary, Father Claude-Jean Allouez, arrived five years later and built a chapel. The area was claimed by four different nations (Spanish, French, English and American) before becoming part of America's original Northwest Territories, and was then made part of Indiana, Michigan and Illinois Territories before becoming Wisconsin Territory.
American settlers arrived in 1854, when Asaph Whittlesey and George Kilborn left Ohio to explore the head of Chequamegon Bay. Whittlesey built a cabin in Ashland and lived there with his wife, Lucy, and his daughter, Eugenia. The town quickly developed, with the Wisconsin Central Railroad connecting Ashland to Chicago in 1877.
The lower corners of the map feature small inset maps: one of The Apostle "Islands", Chequamegon Bay & Ashland and the other of Ashland's railway connection lines and distances.
Features numbered & lettered references to the following locations:
A. Court House.
B. New School House.
C. School Houses.
D. Methodist Church, new.
E. Presbyterian Church.
F. Catholic Church.
G. New Catholic Church.
H. Methodist Church.
K. Episcopal St. Andrews.
L. Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church.
M. Swedish Lutheran Church.
N. Hospital.
O.
1. Chequamegon Hotel.
2. Colby House.
3. Merchants Hotel. J. McNeil, Proprietor.
4. Tremont House, Bekken Bros., Proprietors.
5. Ashland House, Wm. P. Green, Proprietor.
6. Buffam House, W. S. Buffam, Proprietor.
7. Svea House & Omaha Saloon., A. Swansson.
8. Railroaders Home, Ole Olson Valstad, Proprietor.
9. Wisconsin House, Louis Lundgrin, Proprietor.
10. Boston House, Carl Lohman, Proprietor.
11. St. Paul House, John Nilson, Proprietor.
12. Champion House, H. M. Johnson, Proprietor.
13. Michigan House & Saloon, John Hynes, Proprietor.
14. Jacob Wilhelm's Place, oldest Saloon in town.
15. Germania House, C. W. Eschert, Proprietor.
16. Montreal House, R. Cunningham, Proprietor.
17. Walter P. Johnson, Bay City Restaurant.
18. J. R. McDonald's Place.
19. Cleveland House, W. W. Raymore, Proprietor.
20. Wm. Markewitz - St. Clair and Jackson.
X. Hamilton & St. Germain, Painters.
21. Ashland National Bank.
22. Wilmarth Bank, 22 L. C. Wilmarth's Residence.
23. Thomas Bardon, Real Estate Office.
24. Z. Ellis Real Estate Office.
25. Dr. Geo. W. Harrison, Drug Store, Residence on Front St.
24. E. Ellis & Co Real Estate Office.
26. Thos. McNally, Boiler Shop, Residence.
27. Stefan & Kruschke, Furniture & Undertakers.
28. B. F. Bicksler, Furniture & Undertakers.
29. Perinier & Webster, Contractors and Builders.
30. John F. Scott, Contractors and Builders.
31. Geo. P. Rossmann, Notary Public & Law Office.
32. Lamoureux & Gleason, Lawyers, Corner 2nd & Wettlesy.
33. R. W. French, Hardware, Residence.
34. Tomkins & Merrill, Lawyers.
35. Weed's Drug Store.
36. Cohen & Finn, Dry Goods and Carpets.
37. John Meloy, Saloon and Billiard Hall.
38. Franz X. Schottmuller, City Brewery Saloon.
39. E. Ellickston, Grocery Store.
40. Haagenson & Larsen, Groceries and Provisions.
41. Superior Lumber Co., Office, Saw, Planing Mill.
42. Union Mill.
43. Saw Mill, C. W. Mowatt & Co., Proprietors.
44. J. W. Twiggs, Wood and Iron Works.
45. Ashland Lumber Co.
46. W. B. Chamberlin, Wood Working Establishment and Residence.
47. N. S. Soper, City Shoeing Shop, Wagons and Carriages.
48. Theo, Mackmiller, City Meat Market and Residence.
49. Boston Dry Goods and Carpet House, L. Conhaim, Proprietors.
50. S. H. Smith, Produce, Wholesale & Retail, Warehouse & Residence.
51. Dalrymple & Carrington, Hardware Wholesale & Retail.
52. F. H. Doe & Co. Grocers, Wholesale and Retail, Residence, F. B. Doe.
53. N. McDermott, Real Estate and Insurance Agent.
54. Joh. Marcan, Ashland Cigar Factory and Store.
55. J. G. Joung & Co., Groceries and Provisions.
56. D. G. Sampson, Real Estate and Civil Engineer.
57. J. A. Cobb, Tailor and Draper.
58. T. A. Emanuelson, Groceries.
59. Potters Block, E. W. Potter, Furniture.
60. D. J. Seyler, Novelty Iron Works.
61. Nilson & Lampson, Produce, Flour, Feed and Hay.
62. C. E. Franch & Co., Drugs, Paints, Oils, etc.
63. Ashland Marble Works, Smith & Brinker
64. O. H. Berg, City Meat Market.
P. "Ashland Press", Sam. S. Fifield, Editor and Proprietor, Fifield Block, Residence.
T. "Ashland News".
U. Gas Works.
W. Water Works Office, National Bank Block.
X. Electric Light Works.
Z. Fire Engine Houses.
I Mrs. Vaughn's Residence.
II M. J. Hart's Residence.
III Geo. H. Kennedy, Residence.
IV Aug. Metzdorf, Saloon and Billiard Parlor.
VI Dr. J. A. Marchessault, Office and Residences.
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