Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake Region

About this eBook

Author

Cole, Harry Ellsworth, 1861-1928

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

F516: United States local history: Ohio River and Valley.

Subject

Devil's Lake (Wis.)

Category

Text

eBook-No.

40186

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40186

Release Date

July 10, 2012

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake Region
2. 2.Foreword
3. 3.Index
4. 4.CHAPTER I Origin of Name and First Settlers at Baraboo—Museum—Where Ringlings First Pitched a Tent — Museum in Courthouse — The First Courthouse — The Al. Ringling Theatre — The Al. Ringling Residence — The First Church — An Early College — A Literary Atmosphere — Library Where a Church Stood — Home of the Gollmars — Where The Ringlings First Pitched a Tent — A Dream of Jugs — The Lincoln Elm — No Lions Now — Largest Mill This Side of Philadelphia — Lyons — An Early Home — The City Park — The First House in Baraboo — An Old Hop House — The First School
5. 5.CHAPTER II Old Opera House—Cemetery on the Hill—Deserted Ringlingville—Bunn the Baker of Baraboo — Where Celebrities Were Heard — The Oldest Living Thing in Town — Church With Memorial Windows — A Giant of the Town — Relatives of a Movie Star — Other Ringling Homes — The Baraboo Cemetery — The Hull House — House With Many Gables — Church With Beautiful Windows — Deserted Ringlingville — A Pioneer Home — Bunn The Baker of Baraboo — Birds of Many Feathers — An Idea Makes a Million
6. 6.CHAPTER III Devil's Lake State Park—Geology of the Baraboo Hills—The Glacial Epoch—Scenic Wonders — An Iron Mine — Entering the Park — Geological Wonder of the World — The Glacial Epoch — The Lake at Present — History — First Visited — Climbing the Mountain — Elephant Rock and Cave — The Tomahawk Rock — Devil's Doorway — Once a Waterfall — The West Bluff — Spring — The Indian Mounds — Much for the Beholder
7. 7.CHAPTER IV Wisconsin River Dells—Journey of Fascinating Scenery—Jefferson Davis—Belle Boyd, Rebel Spy — The Way From Baraboo — The Marshall Farm — The Dells — Jefferson Davis at Dells — Other Attractions — Grave of Rebel Spy — Indian Mounds — Murder In the Highway
8. 8.CHAPTER V Lower Dells—Site of a Deserted Village—Indian Earthwork—Where They Danced—Woodland Walk — A Deserted Village — Indian Earthwork — Where They Danced — A Woodland Walk
9. 9.CHAPTER VI Mirror Lake, Retreat of a Circusman—Earlier Bed of Dell Creek—Congress Hall Near Village — Places of Interest — Retreat of Great Circusman — Congress Hall
10. 10.CHAPTER VII Pewit's Nest Near Baraboo—Home of a Recluse—Skillet Falls—Graves of Napoleon Soldiers — A Queer Abode — Skillet Falls — Stream With Two Beds — Marched With Napoleon — Hirschinger Spring
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII Man Mound, Famous Archeological Wonder—Why Indian Earthworks Were Built — A Deer Mound — The Man Mound. — Region Rich in Indian Mounds.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX Stone Pillar of Chief Yellow Thunder and His Squaw, Situated a Few Miles North of Baraboo — Forcibly Removed — Pillar Erected — From Waubun
13. 13.CHAPTER X Portage and Old Fort Winnebago—Cemetery Where Soldiers of Several Wars Are Buried—Waubun House — Roche Moutonnee — Garrisonville — An Ancient Lava Bed — Road Hugs the Bluff — Home of an Author — Scene of a Dark Deed — Monument to Discoverers — An Early Hostelry — Fort Winnebago — The Old Cemetery — Burial Place of Pauquette
14. 14.CHAPTER XI Boyhood Haunts of John Muir, the Naturalist—Fountain Lake—Father a Disciple—the Muir Family — From Baraboo — The Lake — Father a Disciple — The Muir Family
15. 15.CHAPTER XII Wisconsin Heights Battlefield—About a Mile From Sauk City—Another Napoleon Soldier Grave — A Paper Town — Approaching the Heights — Causes of the Battle — War Begins — A Day of Excitement — Allies of the Whites — An Unmarked Grave — Jefferson Davis in the Battle — Indians Pursued — Grave of a Napoleon Soldier — Natural Bridge
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII Parfrey's Glen, Wildest of Them All, a Cool Retreat, Prodigal in Charm—Mill a Memory — Wildest of Them All — Mill, a Memory
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV Durward's Glen—Short History of the Durward Family—Attractive Features of Interesting Place — Way to the Glen — Point Sauk — The Durwards — Wisconsin Was a Territory — The Children — Weeping Ledge — St. Mary's of the Pines — Freshet Is Disturbing — The Fountain
18. 18.CHAPTER XV Spring Green, Helena Shot Tower, and Taliesin—Ableman and Reedsburg—Other Interesting Trips — Gibraltar Bluff — Pine Hollow — Reedsburg and Ableman — Merrimack to Prairie du Sac — Anacher Hill — Baxter Hollow — The Baraboo River — Merrimack Toward Portage — Leach Lake — Konkel's Mill — Lodde's Mill — Cemetery Group of Mounds — Other Little Journeys

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