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The Decatur Dam near Brodhead, Wisconsin, by White Photography.

Erosion damage to the Decatur Dam north of Brodhead, Wisconsin in 1965.

The Decatur Lake Country Club on Golf Course Rd, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Dean Peterson waits on a customer at his South Side Grocery, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Dean and Mary Peterson with their South Side Grocery jeep at the time of the Brodhead, Wisconsin Centennial.

The Dawson Cheese Factory in Decatur Township, near Brodhead, Wisconsin. Emil Hofer and Mary Hortwig Hofer standing in doorway.

The old Dawson Cheese Factory on the corner of County SS and Prairie Road west of Brodhead, Wisconsin, in the town of Decatur. The original factory was destroyed by fire in August of 1907. It is not known when the factory closed, but the property was…

Local dairy farmers deliver milk to the Dawson Cheese Factory. The cheesemaker, Emil Hafen and his wife Mary Hartwig Hafen, are in the doorway. The building is now a home on the corner of County SS and Prairie Road in the Town of Decatur. For many…

The Dawson Cheese Factory. Local dairy farmers delivering milk. The cheesemaker, Emil Hafen, and his wife, Mary Hartwig Hafen are in the doorway. The building is now a home on the corner of County SS and Prairie Road in the town of Decatur. For many…

Early day Dawson Cheese factory, was later converted to the home of Ernie and Beth Riese, located at N3503 Prairie Road, in the Town of Decatur near Brodhead, Wisconsin. Emil Hafen, Sr, cheesemaker, was a native of Switzerland. The late Charles…

Old Davis country school near Juda, Wisconsin on Highway OK.

A group of children in front of the Davis Country School near Juda, Wisconsin on County OK.

Inside the old Davis country school East of Juda, Wisconsin. Photo was taken at the 102nd anniversary homecoming. From left Wilma Wyss, Clara Olin, Unknown, Frieda Olin, and Ruth Nyffeneger, Frieda and Wilma"s youngest sister. Clara and Frieda were…

Inside the old Davis country school on County OK near Juda, Wisconsin.

Davis country school near Juda, Wisconsin on County OK. From left, Frieda Olin with her younger sisters, Ruth Nyffeneger and Wilma Wyss. Person on the far right is unknown. Photo was taken at the 102nd anniversary homecoming.

The Davis - Dawes house at 805 West Second Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Dan Markham, Sr., with Northern Pike caught at County F river bridge, west of Brodhead, Wisconsin. Picture taken in front of Lyons Drug Store in Brodhead.

Car shed collapsed on car.

Collapsed wall on unknown building, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The dam at Albany, Wisconsin

Dam on the Sugar River at Albany, Wisconsin.

Dale Johnson beside the Mill Race, Brodhead, Wisconsin, 1963. Mr. Johnson was a superintendent of Brodhead Water and Light Utilities for 27 years. He retired in 1973. The picture shows Dale standing at the end of the waterway known as the Race that…

Goldenrod Creamery float being delivered for the 1966 Dairy Day Parade in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Goldenrod paid the Freshman class at the high school to build the float. Delivering the float are class members Gary Goodman left and Dennis Schwartz…

Part of the 1966 Dairy Day Parade in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Part of the Dairy Day Parade in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Note the Coast to Coast Hardware store in the background.

Madison Zor Shrine mopeds take part in the Dairy Day Parade in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Note in the background the Gambles store, Schwake Drug store, Flynns Bar, and at the far right Dedrick Hardware.

A group of men are cutting wood with a steam powered device in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Chet Smith, Ed Fleming and Paul Horne cutting ice from the Mill Race in Brodhead, Wisconsin with an early powered ice saw. The saw is owned by Mr. Smith.

Curless Meat Market was located on the south side of the mid 800 block of Tenth Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building no longer exists and is the site of storage buildings.

Crowd watches the Civil War Band perform at the Southside Park bandstand during the grand opening of the Depot Museum, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

A crowd gathers at the depot to welcome a special train during the grand opening of the depot museum, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

A crowd gathers at the depot to welcome a special train during the grand opening of the depot museum, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

A crowd gathers at the depot to welcome a special train during the grand opening of the depot museum, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Cow bridge over the mill race near Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The covered bridge replica ceremony on the Sugar River State Trail, north of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Engebretson covered bridge painting on the side of South Side Grocery in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Painting was later covered by building expansion.

Covered Bridge near Brodhead, Wisconsin - date unknown

Unknown man and woman in a horse drawn carriage.

Tyrone Emmanuel Evangelical Church at left. Built in 1872, razed in 1912. Trinity Stateline Lutheran Church at right. Built in 1878, razed in 1972. The Stateline Cemetery is still located on the right side of the road in Illinois. This site can be…

A large cottonwood tree behind Pinnow Pharmacy, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Cottages on Decatur Lake near Brodhead, Wisconsin

A cottage on Decatur Lake near Brodhead, Wisconsin

Cottage at Decatur Park near Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Note on slide said Judd. Woman on the left is Frieda Olin of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Mrs. Lorch, a clerk at the cosmetics counter of Ries Pharmacy in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The Cosky house at 802 West Second Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Juda Quartet sings at the corner stone ceremony for the new EUB Church; now the United Methodist Church in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Conference Superintendent Reverend Hayes helps with the dedication of the corner stone of the new EUB Church in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Dedication of the corner stone of the new EUB Church in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Pastor Boettcher on platform(R).

Houses at the corner of West 2nd Avenue and 10th Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin, date unknown.

The Cornelius Carpenter house at 601 First Center Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Corn shocks in the fall near Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Willis and Lenora Riemer and their dog, Boots at the National Corn Picking Contest held October 23-24, 1963 at their farm in Decatur Township on Riemer Road.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Front of church from across First Center Avenue.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building is taking shape. People in photo are unknown.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building is taking shape.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Framing in the building.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Framing the sanctuary.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Framing the sanctuary.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Placing the floor joists.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Placing the steel beams for the main floor.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Applying the first stone to the church building. The men in the photo are unknown.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Putting on the roof. Much of the labor in building the church was done by church members.

Construction of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Putting on the roof.

Constructing the floor for the sanctuary of the new EUB Church, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Construction of the Highway 11 bridge over the Sugar River, west of Brodhead, Wisconsin in 1975.

Congregational church and parsonage in Brodhead, Wisconsin around 1908. This building stands at the corner of 10th Street and West 2nd Avenue.

Condon Motor Sales, a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership on 1st Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. A 1947 Chevrolet sits in front.

The Arnold Condon Home, 901 First Center Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

A community barbecue at South Side Park, Brodhead, Wisconsin, in the summer of 1957. Note Roderick Lumber Co. in the background.

Pickle barrels are waiting to be loaded on to train cars at Colony Foods in Brodhead, Wisconsin, 1947.

Pickle barrels laid out to be loaded onto railcars in Brodhead, Wisconsin

Employees at Colony Foods in Brodhead, Wisconsin. This plant was locally called "The Pickle Factory".

Men stand on a collapsed bridge, thought to be in Decatur Township near Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Coldren-Parker Lumber building in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The white building is the old Colden and Parker Lumber Company, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Next to the right are Coplein's Bar, Recreation Bar and Bowling Alley.

A coal car is spotted on a siding near East 2nd Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin to supply fuel for steam locomotive 1385 trips.

A CB&Q coach from Mid-Continent Railway Museum on an excursion train near County T in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Train wreck on the CM&StP Railroad near Hanover, Wisconsin. Locomotive number 179 is in the foreground.

Train wreck on the CM&StP Railroad near Hanover, Wisconsin.

CM&StP Locomotive 156 in front of the railroad water tower in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Mr Wilkinson is in the cab.

CM&StP Locomotive 156 in front of the railroad watertower in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Mr Wilkinson is in the cab.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul depot at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

A Clover Farm Stores locker in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

A collection of clocks for sale in a store in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Mr. Clinton Wilke

The Clinton house at 1007 Fourth Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The Clinton house at 1007 Fourth Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Clinton Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Clayton Ross Murdock of Brodhead, Wisconsin, in athletic uniform.

The Clawson - Condon house at 902 First Center Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The old Clarence School south of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

A side view of the Clarence covered bridge, showing floor damage. The bridge spanned the Sugar River at Pine Bluff west of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

A southeast view of the Clarence covered bridge over the Sugar River, west of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Clarence Covered Bridge on Route 20, near Bluff View Park west of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Clarence covered bridge over the Sugar River, west of Brodhead, Wisconsin. Built in 1864-65, the bridge was closed to traffic in 1931. The picture was possibly taken by a photographer from the "Journal".

The Clarence covered bridge at Pine Bluff, west of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The Clarence Covered Bridge shortly after it was damaged in 1931. Two men stand in front of the barricaded entrance.

Looking upstream from the Clarence Bridge near Brodhead, Wisconsin.