Lake Geneva 'gentleman' preserved county history
Posted by GINNY HALL on February 3, 2012
A photo gallery of this Mystery Place is HERE The James Simmons house, located in the 200 block of Warren Street in Lake Geneva, is described as an English farmhouse in “A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne.” Built around 1860, the house is said to be “romantic ...
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Nethercut house typical of Wisconsin architecture
Posted by GINNY HALL on January 26, 2012
The James B. Nethercut house, located in the 500 block of Cook Street in Lake Geneva, is a four-square or Prairie style house, built around 1864.
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Kiwanis club made history with nursing home
Posted by on January 18, 2012
East Troy Manor, a 50-bed senior care facility, is located at the southeast corner of Wisconsin Highway 20 and County Highway E in East Troy. The nursing home was begun as a community project of the Kiwanis Club of Greater East Troy. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
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Students attended Lakeville until 1958
Posted by GINNY HALL on January 10, 2012
The former Lakeville School is located at the intersection of Lakeville Road and Ridge Road southeast of the village of Walworth. The school was on the northeast corner of the intersection.
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Allen’s Grove founders repose at Mt. Philip
Posted by GINNY HALL on October 11, 2011
Mystery Place answer for Oct. 9, 2011: Mt. Philip Cemetery in Allen's Grove
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Update: Is Booth Lake named after fugitive abolitionist?
Posted by GINNY HALL on August 19, 2011
The story of abolitionist Sherman Booth’s summer on the lam runs eerily parallel to that of the aforementioned Booth of Rose Lake.
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When the county ran an insane asylum
Posted by GINNY HALL on August 12, 2011
Mystery Place for Aug. 7, 2011: Walworth County Counseling Center
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From early on, an exclusive club on Geneva Lake
Posted by GINNY HALL on July 28, 2011
Mystery Place answer for July 24, 2011: Harvard Club on Geneva Lake.
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Lake named after beloved early resident
Posted by GINNY HALL on July 25, 2011
Mystery Place from July 17, 2011: Booth Lake
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Students first held class in log schoolhouse
Posted by GINNY HALL on July 12, 2011
Mystery Place for July 10, 2011: The former Island School
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Cemetery in LaGrange dates to 1844
Posted by GINNY HALL on June 30, 2011
Mystery Place answer from July 3, 2011: Round Prairie Cemetery in LaGrange Township
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Lauderdale descendant still lives in the family home
Posted by GINNY HALL on June 23, 2011
Mystery Place answer from June 19, 2011: The Lauderdale home
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A popular tourist destination before the crash of '29
Posted by GINNY HALL on June 16, 2011
Mystery Place answer for June 12, 2011: Lake Wandawega
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After more than 200 years, a majestic tree falls
Posted by GINNY HALL on June 8, 2011
Mystery Place answer from June 5, 2011: The bicentennial tree in Lyons.
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Bank first opened with $50,000 in capital
Posted by GINNY HALL on May 31, 2011
Mystery Place answer for May 29, 2011: U.S. Bank in Lake Geneva
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Cemetery’s founder related to Alexander Hamilton
Posted by GINNY HALL on May 25, 2011
Mystery Place answer for May 22, 1011: Hartwell Cemetery
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School destroyed in 1883 by cyclone
Posted by GINNY HALL on May 17, 2011
Mystery Place answer for May 15, 2011: The former Elderwood School in Bloomfield Township
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Walworth names weave a family history
Posted by GINNY HALL on May 5, 2011
Mystery Place answer for May 1, 2011: The Walworth Cemetery
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How Gateway began in Elkhorn
Posted by GINNY HALL on April 27, 2011
Mystery Place answer from April 24, 2011: Gateway Technical College in Elkhorn
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Golden Years continues to grow and serve
Posted by GINNY HALL on April 20, 2011
Mystery Place answer for April 17, 2011: Golden Years of Walworth
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