Madison Wisconsin Dane County And Surrounding Towns

Author : Wm; J. Park
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330832844
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (328 download)

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Download or read book Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns written by Wm; J. Park and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns: Being a History and Guide to Places of Scenic Beauty and Historical Note Found in the Towns of Dane County and Surroundings, Including the Organization of the Towns, and Early Intercourse of the Settlers With the Indians, Their Camps, Trails, Mounds, Etc In presenting to our readers the History of Madison, Pane County and Surrounding Towns, we do it with some degree of gratification; - not because we have the presumption to conceive that we have issued a complete work, or that, it is free from errors; but simply because we have had so many kind helps rendered us in bringing tire work up to its present condition, and without flattering ourselves that we have composed some grand strain, or even been in full harmony with all our parts, we have, at least, struck the key-note from which we have built up good, if not square work. To show that our work was needed, it is only necessary for us to call the reader's attention to the many chapters so freely contributed by many of our citizens, who, making no pretensions to any great literary acumen, have related the facts and incidents of their towns in terms sometimes unfinished, but never lacking power and simplicity to express what they knew, thus commending to our admiration the free and unvarnished manner with which the story of pioneer life, trials and sufferings is related, and the evident delight taken in looking back on those difficulties, to enact them over again. We think our work has been instrumental in saving from oblivion much that would have passed unheeded in the annals of the early settlement and development of our county. Our citizens, in their early pioneer life, forgetting that they were makers of history, saved comparatively little of the past dates or records. History by towns has not, we believe, been published in this state before, and we feel certain that no surer way could be devised for reaching facts than the plan we have adopted, as there me none better able to write a family history than one of its members. To the writers of the ensuing chapters we suggested the following subjects, which our readers will see have been conscientiously adhered to: The early settlement and organization of each town; pioneer trials and difficulties; scenic beauty and hygiene; industrial pursuits and markets; schools and churches: early intercourse with the Indians; camps, trails, graves or mounds, etc. The work has exceeded, by several hundred pages, our agreement with subscribers, but having been assured of remuneration therefor by an increase of names on our subscription list, we have decided to make no advance in price. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.