Bird's-eye view map of Ashland, Wisconsin, published by Norris, Wellge &
Co. in 1886, reprint. This map captures Ashland just one year before it
was officially incorporated as a city. While it is known that at least
eight different Native American tribes have lived along the Chequamegon
Bay, it was the Ojibwe Tribe that welcomed the first Europeans who
arrived. French fur traders arrived in 1659 and erected the first
European built structure in Wisconsin. The first Jesuit missionary,
Father Claude-Jean Allouez, arrived five years later and built a chapel.
The area was claimed by four different nations (Spanish, French, English
and American) before becoming part of America's original Northwest
Territories, and was then made part of Indiana, Michigan and Illinois
Territories before becoming Wisconsin Territory.
American
settlers arrived in 1854, when Asaph Whittlesey and George Kilborn left
Ohio to explore the head of Chequamegon Bay. Whittlesey built a cabin in
Ashland and lived there with his wife, Lucy, and his daughter, Eugenia.
The town quickly developed, with the Wisconsin Central Railroad
connecting Ashland to Chicago in 1877.
The lower corners of the
map feature small inset maps: one of The Apostle "Islands", Chequamegon
Bay & Ashland and the other of Ashland's railway connection lines and
distances.
Features numbered & lettered references to
the following locations:
A. Court
House.
B. New School House.
C. School Houses.
D. Methodist Church, new.
E. Presbyterian Church.
F.
Catholic Church.
G. New Catholic Church.
H.
Methodist Church.
K. Episcopal St. Andrews.
L.
Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church.
M. Swedish Lutheran
Church.
N. Hospital.
O.
1. Chequamegon
Hotel.
2. Colby House.
3. Merchants Hotel. J.
McNeil, Proprietor.
4. Tremont House, Bekken Bros.,
Proprietors.
5. Ashland House, Wm. P. Green, Proprietor.
6. Buffam House, W. S. Buffam, Proprietor.
7. Svea House &
Omaha Saloon., A. Swansson.
8. Railroaders Home, Ole Olson
Valstad, Proprietor.
9. Wisconsin House, Louis Lundgrin,
Proprietor.
10. Boston House, Carl Lohman, Proprietor.
11. St.
Paul House, John Nilson, Proprietor.
12. Champion House, H. M.
Johnson, Proprietor.
13. Michigan House & Saloon, John Hynes,
Proprietor.
14. Jacob Wilhelm's Place, oldest Saloon in town.
15.
Germania House, C. W. Eschert, Proprietor.
16. Montreal House, R.
Cunningham, Proprietor.
17. Walter P. Johnson, Bay City Restaurant.
18. J. R. McDonald's Place.
19. Cleveland House, W. W. Raymore,
Proprietor.
20. Wm. Markewitz - St. Clair and Jackson.
X.
Hamilton & St. Germain, Painters.
21. Ashland National Bank.
22.
Wilmarth Bank, 22 L. C. Wilmarth's Residence.
23. Thomas Bardon, Real
Estate Office.
24. Z. Ellis Real Estate Office.
25. Dr. Geo. W.
Harrison, Drug Store, Residence on Front St.
24. E. Ellis & Co Real
Estate Office.
26. Thos. McNally, Boiler Shop, Residence.
27.
Stefan & Kruschke, Furniture & Undertakers.
28. B. F. Bicksler,
Furniture & Undertakers.
29. Perinier & Webster, Contractors and
Builders.
30. John F. Scott, Contractors and Builders.
31. Geo. P.
Rossmann, Notary Public & Law Office.
32. Lamoureux & Gleason,
Lawyers, Corner 2nd & Wettlesy.
33. R. W. French, Hardware,
Residence.
34. Tomkins & Merrill, Lawyers.
35. Weed's Drug Store.
36. Cohen & Finn, Dry Goods and Carpets.
37. John Meloy, Saloon and
Billiard Hall.
38. Franz X. Schottmuller, City Brewery Saloon.
39.
E. Ellickston, Grocery Store.
40. Haagenson & Larsen, Groceries and
Provisions.
41. Superior Lumber Co., Office, Saw, Planing Mill.
42. Union Mill.
43. Saw Mill, C. W. Mowatt & Co., Proprietors.
44.
J. W. Twiggs, Wood and Iron Works.
45. Ashland Lumber Co.
46. W.
B. Chamberlin, Wood Working Establishment and Residence.
47. N. S.
Soper, City Shoeing Shop, Wagons and Carriages.
48. Theo, Mackmiller,
City Meat Market and Residence.
49. Boston Dry Goods and Carpet
House, L. Conhaim, Proprietors.
50. S. H. Smith, Produce, Wholesale &
Retail, Warehouse & Residence.
51. Dalrymple & Carrington, Hardware
Wholesale & Retail.
52. F. H. Doe & Co. Grocers, Wholesale and
Retail, Residence, F. B. Doe.
53. N. McDermott, Real Estate and
Insurance Agent.
54. Joh. Marcan, Ashland Cigar Factory and Store.
55. J. G. Joung & Co., Groceries and Provisions.
56. D. G. Sampson,
Real Estate and Civil Engineer.
57. J. A. Cobb, Tailor and Draper.
58. T. A. Emanuelson, Groceries.
59. Potters Block, E. W. Potter,
Furniture.
60. D. J. Seyler, Novelty Iron Works.
61. Nilson &
Lampson, Produce, Flour, Feed and Hay.
62. C. E. Franch & Co., Drugs,
Paints, Oils, etc.
63. Ashland Marble Works, Smith & Brinker
64.
O. H. Berg, City Meat Market.
P. "Ashland Press", Sam. S.
Fifield, Editor and Proprietor, Fifield Block, Residence.
T.
"Ashland News".
U. Gas Works.
W. Water Works Office,
National Bank Block.
X. Electric Light Works.
Z.
Fire Engine Houses.
I Mrs. Vaughn's Residence.
II M. J. Hart's Residence.
III Geo. H. Kennedy,
Residence.
IV Aug. Metzdorf, Saloon and Billiard
Parlor.
VI Dr. J. A. Marchessault, Office and
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