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A truck load of equipment is ready to depart Knight Manufacturing in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Date and driver unknown.

Patrol cars from the Brodhead Police Department in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Date unknown.

A small boy feeds chickens on a farm near Brodhead, Wisconsin.

An unknown group of men in front of a business.

The new Brodhead High School in Brodhead, Wisconsin, circa 2000.

Storm damage in front of the Exchange Hotel in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

L. Blackbourne in front of his house in Brodhead, Wisconsin after a storm on July 16, 1913.

Storm damage in front of John Eglar home in Brodhead Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Barn destroyed at Ed klitzman farm in Brodhead Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Storm damage at H.P. Clarke home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Storm damage at A.P. Pierce farm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Unknown persons standing in front of Mrs. Lucas home after storm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Storm damage at Chas. Sherman home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Tobacco shed damaged in storm near Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Unknown persons standing in front of Mrs. Lucas home after storm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Buildings destroyed at Ed Klitzman farm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Unknown peaple standing in front of S.L. Crandall home in Brodhead, Wisconsin after a storm , July 16, 1913.

Unknown peaple standing next to S.L. Crandall home after storm in in Brodhead, Wisconsin

Car shed destroyed in storm near in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Pierce barn destroyed after storm near Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Unknown peaple at Lercher home after storm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Storm damage along Clinton Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Storm damage in front of the W.N. Cobb home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913. Miss Matter standing to the right side of photo

Unknown peaple cleaning up storm damage next to H.P. Clarke home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Large storm damage near Chas. Zeurcher home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Large number of trees damaged near Chas. Zeurcher home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, after a storm on July 16, 1913.

Unknown peaple standing next to a house damaged in a storm near Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Unknown people standing near building destroyed in a storm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.

Mary Northam, her married surname, about age 16. She was born July 1, 1850 in Waverly, Tioga County, New York. Her husband, Will Northam, was born in England. They moved to Canada in the late 1880s or early 1890s. Their only daughter Grace Alice was…

Two women and two men in a row boat on Decatur Lake, north of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Knight Manufacturing building under construction. Knight Mfg. is the maker of farm equipment and was founded by Stan Knight. It later became Kuhn Knight and then Kuhn North America. It is located in Brodhead Wisconsin.

Knight Manufacturing building under construction. Knight Mfg. is the maker of farm equipment and was founded by Stan Knight. It later became Kuhn Knight and then Kuhn North America. It is located in Brodhead Wisconsin.

New barn being built to replace one that burnt. This is the Ray Pinnow farm at W1180 Decatur Road, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The farm is in the Town of Decatur and is now owned by Ron Schwartzlow.

Town of Decatur farmer Ray Pinnow circa 1930's. Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Barn builders on a lunch break while building a barn on the Ray Pinnow farm in the Town of Decatur. This picture was taken at W1180 Decatur Road, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The Rochester Button Company was a division of the Rochester Button Company of Rochester New York. It was located at 1002 East Sixth Avenue, Brodhead Wisconsin. The building was constructed in 1903 as a tobacco warehouse. In 1944 it was purchased by…

The original club house at Decatur Lake Country Club. The golf course was started in 1926 and opened on June 15, 1927 with just six holes. This building was destroyed on June 20, 1934 by a tornado.The present club house was built later that summer.…

Newly constructed farm machinery outside Knight Manufacturing at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Truck loaded with new farm equipment made at Knight Manufacturing at Brodhead, Wisconsin. The man in the photo is Don Gibson.

Newly constructed farm machinery outside Knight Manufacturing at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Brodhead Wisconsin train depot circa 1910.

The Nautilus was a naptha-powered motor launch that carried paying passengers up and down the Mill Race from Putnam Park in Brodhead, Wisconsin. It would travel the full Mill Race, through the headgates to the "Parks" area on the south shore of…

New barn being built on the Ray Pinnow farm in the Town of Decatur at W1180 Decatur Road, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

New barn being built on the Ray Pinnow farm in the Town of Decatur at W1180 Decatur Road, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Bessie and Ray Pinnow (at left) with unknown man (at right) on their farm in the Town of Decatur at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Bessie Pinnow on her farm with a horse and dog. The farm is in the Town of Decatur, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Unknown woman on horse on the Ray and Bessie Pinnow farm in the Town of Decatur, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Children on horseback with adults on the Ray Pinnow farm in the Town of Decatur, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The man third from left is Ray Pinnow.

Ray Pinnow with one of his cows on his farm at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Ray Pinnow with two of his horses on his farm at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Ray Pinnow with three of his horses at his farm at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Ray Pinnow with one of his horses and its colt on his farm at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Round barn on the H. C. Risum farm in the Town of Spring Valley at 5726 South Risum Road, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Merv Risum inside his round barn in the Town of Spring Valley, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The round barn at TenEyck Orchard. The orchard is located on State Hwy. 11 south of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Cement block barn being built. This farm was owned by Leon Baumgartner, but the barn was built before his ownership. It is located at W695 County Road F, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Man on the ground is William Hintz. Man on top left is Richard Green and at…

Cement block barn being built. This farm was owned by Leon Baumgartner, but the barn was built before his ownership. The barn is located at W695 County Road F. Brodhead, Wisconsin. It was built in 1920. The man in the doorway is William Hintz.

The Aldo Hintz farm in the Town of Sylvester, County Road FF, west of Brodhead, Wisconsin. The buildings no longer exist.

This barn raising was a horse barn at the corner of Hoosier Road and Mt. Hope Road in the Town of Spring Grove. This is 8 miles south of Brodhead, Wisconsin. It is thought to have been build when the farm was owned by Lincoln Allen; a 1891 plat book…

Unknown barn and farm.

Edward H. Brodhead, chief engineer for the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad, promised to donate a bell to the first church built in the new town if the town were named after him. The Methodist Episcopal Church was the first to complete a church…

Brodhead United Methodist Church young adult fellowship on a walk along the Race to the Decatur dam. Front row from left: Bob Woelky, Joyce Woelky (Steiner), Zane Dennick-Ream. Back row from left: Ken Petersen, Marcia Petersen, Gene Prudhon, Carol…

The barn on the C.S. Pierce farm on the northwest edge of Brodhead, Wisconsin. The barn was destroyed in a controlled burn in 2017. The car in the photo is from the 1930's.

The C.S. Pierce farm on the northwest edge of Brodhead, Wisconsin. The barn, house, and many out buildings were burned or torn down in 2017. That area of the farm is now the home of Madrell Excavating Co. The vehicles in the photo are from the late…

A woman with her sheep.

Two unknown young adults on horseback.

Unknown woman shooting a rifle, circa 1920's.

Two unknown women on horseback.

Three unknown people in a wagon with a team of horses.

Two unknown women with a pair of horses.

Unknown man and two women on a farm.

The new Brodhead water tower under construction at Brodhead, Wisconsin. Aaron Schwartz is in the foreground.

Barn painted by Susan Brandenburg (McGinty) in the summer of 1965.

Farm picture of man with a cow and her calf.

Two women on a unknown farm.

Elderly couple with farm background. Note on back of photo: "Cecil's farm".

Two men working in the Brodhead Depot Office.

Martin Beck's Carriage & Wagon Works at left. Now 608 The Factory at 922 West Exchange Street. The building on the right was O.T.. Olson and Sons farm implements at 928 West Exchange Street in Brodhead Wisconsin. This building on the right was torn…

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…

First Brodhead Catholic Church. This was originally a school built in the 1850's. It was purchased and remodeled into the Catholic Church in 1867. The first Mass in Brodhead was held for the benefit of the railroad employees in 1857. This building…

St. Rose Catholic Church in Brodhead. Built in 1941, rectory was added in 1950. Can be found at 1005 West Second Avenue, Brodhead.

Brodhead St. Rose Catholic Church at 1005 West Second Avenue. Built in 1941.

Brodhead Baptist Church. The congregation formed on February 20, 1867 and rented meeting space for a few years. The church was built in the fall of 1872. The congregation disbanded in 1920. The building was later sold to the Bethlehem Lutheran…

Brodhead Gospel Hall. purchased from The Bethlehem Lutheran Church in 1966. The building was built in 1872 by the Baptist assembly. The building can be found on the corner of Tenth Street and First Center Avenue. The Gospel Hall Assembly began in the…

The Brodhead Creamery was above and along the Race after the spillway from the power plant. The address was along the 12 & 13 hundred block of Eleventh Street. The building no longer exists. This picture is dated 1882. The creamery produced…

Farmers delivering milk by horse and buggy to the Spring Valley Cheese Factory.

Farmers delivering their milk to the local cheese factory by horse and buggy. The factory is not identified. There is a note that refers to "Jacob Marty"..

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…

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…

Farmer delivering milk, by horse and buggy, to F. O. Creamery at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Jacob Marty Wholesale Cheese Company Building. The building is still standing on the corner of Eleventh Street and West Third Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. In later years,circa 1960's and 1970's, it was used by Goldenrod Creamery for cold storage.…

The Jacob Marty Wholesale Cheese Company building in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building is still standing on the corner of 11th Street and West Third Avenue. In later years, circa 1960-1970s it was used for cold storage by Goldenrod Creamery. It was…

The office of the Westfal Cheese Company in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building is on the corner of West Exchange Street and First Center Avenue. The building was The Shorb Hotel - The Young House Hotel - The Harris House Supper Club through the years.…

The Golden Rod Creamery delivery by horse and wagon. Local delivery of butter, cream, cheese, and milk. The phone number on the side of the wagon is 1044.

The Goldenrod Creamery building was on the corner of Eleventh Street and West Fifth Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building sat between Eleventh Street and the bank of the Tail Race. They produced butter and cheese for many years. When the…

Chas. Zuercher cold storage and wholesale cheese warehouse was on the corner of Eleventh Street and East Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building is still standing and was used for general storage after the cold storage closed. In later…

The Zuercher Cheese Factory in the Town of Decatur, rural Brodhead, Wisconsin. The photo was taken circa 1940s. The building was purchased by Gerald Kamps in 1967. He tore the building down and used the lumber to build his home on this site. The…

The Geise Cheese Factory was in Spring Grove Township at W1460 Geise Road, rural Brodhead, Wisconsin. At time of the photo Joe Burk was the cheesemaker. The abandoned building is still there in major disrepair.

The old Methodist Church at 1004 Thirteenth Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. This was the first church building finished in the town and was gifted the historic bell by Edward Brodhead, for naming the town after him. The building is still in use as the…

The German Methodist Episcopal Church was at 501 First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. On old plat maps it is listed as the Episcopal Church. The building was erected in 1891. It became the Evangelical United Brothern Church. The building was…