Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake Region
With Maps and Illustrations
By H. E. COLE Baraboo. Wisconsin.
Baraboo News Publishing Company. Baraboo, Wisconsin. Copyright 1920.
The following pages are intended to give but a faint hint of the geology, archeology, history and scenic beauty of the Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake region. If they add, even in a slight degree, to the pleasure of those who love the out-of-doors, and encourage the local resident as well as the visitor to inform himself concerning the numberless interesting and fascinating features of our countryside, the object for which they were written will have been accomplished.
As to geology, this is a rare field for the student. The igneous rocks, the various formations resting upon them, the drift covered and driftless areas, and the work of erosion through long periods of time have combined to make the region one to which many students are attracted annually.
The Indian earthworks, the village sites, and other relics of a race which once found delight in dwelling here, furnish a rich territory for those interested in the American aborigine.
As to local history, the annals of the white man reach back to 1673 when the first river voyagers went down the Wisconsin. The interesting story is continuous from the days when the region was on the outer rim of civilization to the present time.
Above all is this section rich in natural beauty. The hills and the numerous lakes and rivers have for years attracted tourists from every point of the compass. California and other localities boast greater elevations, larger lakes and more prominent streams, but for unique beauty there are few spots in this country that possess the attraction of the Dells, Mirror Lake, Devil's Lake, and the Baraboo Hills.
In the preparation of these pages valuable assistance in the making of the maps has been given by City Engineer H. E. French of Baraboo and Consulting Engineer W. G. Kirchoffer of Madison. To O. D. Brandenburg, editor of the Madison Democrat, Dr. M. M. Quaife and Miss Louise Phelps Kellogg of the staff of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Charles E. Brown, secretary of the Wisconsin Archeological Society, and others the writer is also deeply indebted.
Harry Ellsworth Cole
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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
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
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
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
A Deserted Village
Indian Earthwork
Where They Danced
A Woodland Walk
Places of Interest
Retreat of Great Circusman
Congress Hall
A Queer Abode
Skillet Falls
Stream With Two Beds
Marched With Napoleon
Hirschinger Spring
A Deer Mound
The Man Mound.
Region Rich in Indian Mounds.
Forcibly Removed
Pillar Erected
From Waubun
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
From Baraboo
The Lake
Father a Disciple
The Muir Family
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
Wildest of Them All
Mill, a Memory
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
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