The first pioneers in Eagle and the surrounding area spent all their time gathering enough food and wood to survive the cold long winter until the next planting season. As …
Early Transportation Part 3 of 3
The Buffalo Roller It soon became clear that financial viability and success for communities depended on reliable transportation, so road building and maintenance became priorities for communities across the state …
Early Transportation Part 2 of 3
Wooden Plank Roads Entrepreneurs in the mid-nineteenth century understood the difficulty of travel and realized there was money to be made. They began building wooden plank roads that were relatively …
Early Transportation Part 1 of 3
Pioneer Travel Good roads have always been the key to travel. Today’s highways are paved and generally well maintained for high-speed travel. That was not the case in 19th century …
Items From The Past
In 1959, the Waukesha Freeman newspaper published a Centennial Edition of their paper which started in 1859. The Centennial Edition celebrated the history of their coverage of Waukesha county and …