This site contains the content and additional information for the 175th Anniversary of Dane County display at the Dane County Regional Airport. Content was created by the Dane County Historical Society.

Peck cabin

Beginnings of Dane County
Capitol fire

Madison -- Capital City
Cow being milked

Early Farming in Dane County
Portrait of La Follette

Robert M. La Follette - “Fighting Bob” (1855-1925)
Verona Sharpe House

Southwest Communities —“The Early Years”

 

(Images from Wisconsin Historical Society -- from top: WHi 2859, 23250, 44178)

Updated February 12, 2011