Beaver Dam 175th Anniversary

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City Hall The first City Hall in Beaver Dam was built in 1879 for $825.

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Message

From the Mayor’s Office

As mayor of Beaver Dam it gives me great pleasure in welcoming everyone in celebrating our city’s 175th birthday in 2016.

Keep this souvenir publication as a program for the city and community sponsored events. We’re celebrating all year.

Initially settled by Europeans in the early 1840s, our great city officially became incorporated as a city in 1856. Now as a thriving community with more than 16,000 residents, continued growth and progress has certainly marked our history. With the passage of time, the city still continues to maintain its character with an emphasis on preserving the exceptional quality of life for its residents.

In the planning and hosting of special activities for our year-long commemoration we have involved all the wonderful partners of our city – including area residents, civic groups, churches, schools and businesses.

There are many events planned to mark our 175th milestone during our commemorative year, including a special anniversary parade, fireworks, a city picnic, a time capsule that will be opened 25 years from now during Beaver Dam’s 200th anniversary, and much, much more.

Also, be sure to have a piece of our anniversary birthday cake to be served at many of the scheduled year-long events.

This year’s events and celebrations held to commemorate our city’s 175th anniversary is an opportunity to make our community an even better place to live and visit.

I wish to thank all involved in the planning, and look forward to meeting many of you while joining us during this upcoming special year in the history of Beaver Dam.

Table of Contents Mayor’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Cabin Fever Fest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 Fish ’n Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 Dodge County Historical society . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 Fishing Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10 Plein air art Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11 Civil War remembered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12 Cardboard Boat regatta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12 global Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13 Women’s affiliate Day in the Park . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14 Historical Boat rides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 15 175th anniversary Parade & Map . . . . . . . Page 16 & 17 Paddle Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18 Calendar of events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 20 & 21 Library events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24 & 25 Fairgrounds Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26 record Floods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28-30 175th Community Picnic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31 Dowtown Murals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 32 Native american Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33 Beaver Dam’s Open shelf Library . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 34 Town Hall Tonight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35 support Downtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 36 Beaver Dam Pepper Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38

Photos, Content, Maps: Courtesy of Beaver Dam

Library, Beaver Dam Historical Society and the Daily Citizen.

Published by:

Capital Newspapers, Beaver Dam, WI 53916

General Manager: Scott Zeinemann Graphic Design: Mary Nordquist Thank you to all the people and organizations that contributed content and resources for the development of this publication.

Mayor’s Office 205 S. Lincoln Ave., Beaver Dam, WI 53916

Th is publication has been created and produced for the City of Beaver Dam. Every effort has been made to provide the most current and accurate information available. Capital Newspapers assumes no responsibility for misinformation.

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WELCOME!

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Beaver Dam as a City

Beaver Dam 175 Committee

Circus Parade

Welcomes You!

This is your guide to Beaver Dam’s celebration of its 175th anniversary. Hang on to it, as you will want to check it each month for the list of activities.

We hope you will join us as we celebrate Beaver Dam’s “Strong Roots, Bold Future.” A committee of dedicated people spent 18 months planning this celebration.

The year will be filled with celebrations for people of all ages and interests. There will be festivals, picnics, parades, arts, music, drama & educational events spanning from January through December.

Learn about Beaver Dam’s history and celebrate where we’ve been, where we are, and where we are going.

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Downtown Beaver Dam - 1928

Check out the calendar of events in the middle of the book to start planning your year. Read the descriptions of the events throughout the book.

While you are at it, enjoy the historical photos and tidbits we have included throughout the book.

Beaver Dam 175 Anniversary Committee: The Beaver Dam 175th anniversary committee includes, standing from left, Evonne Boettge, Karla Jensen, Diana Ogle, Barb Link, Kay Appenfeldt, Terry Appenfeldt, Anita Streich, Roger Noll, Dennis Levenhagen, Diane Fabini, Bill Boettge, and John Zanghi. Seated from left are Kraig Kasten, Donna Fuhrman, Laurie Propst, Phil Fritsche, Glen Link, Tom Kennedy and Aaron Holbrook.

Prior to 1856, Beaver Dam was governed by the town government. Beaver Dam was incorporated as a city on June 2, 1856 , and John Robinson was elected to be the first Mayor.

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Celebration Begins

no. 3

with Cabin Fever Fest

First School in Beaver Dam

Centennial Dress - 1941

Beaver Dam’s first school was built in 1845 at 111 East Mill Street.

Fun in the Snow

Beaver Dam Community Activities & Services invites everyone for a dose of fun at the annual winter doldrums cure-all event at Crystal Lake Park on January 30 and 31.

Spectacular additions to celebrate the city’s 175th birthday include the Mayoral Plunge – a chilly dunk in Crystal Lake by those brave enough to jump in; ice sculpture carving and display at the Park Village Shopping Center and throughout the downtown, along with a giant birthday cake.

Favorite outdoor activities include a snow walk with your dog, beach bonfire, ice skating party, sledding, wagon rides, disc golf, toboggan and sledding, ice fishing, outdoor cooking, ice safety demo, a snowball drop and more. Inside enjoy the chili contest, poetry reading, crafts, music, concessions and a fireplace bonfire.

Learn more by visiting: www.cityofbeaverdam.com/bdcas on Facebook or call 887-4639.

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Fish ‘n Fun Event

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will be June 4

The annual Fish ‘n Fun event will be held June 4, at Edgewater Park in Beaver Dam. Children learn the basics of fishing, boat safety and receive a free rod and reel. The event is free to all children ages 4 to 12. Pre-registration is required. Registration begins on May 1 and is limited to the first 175 children. Call 920-356-1200.

Children are to be accompanied by parents, grandparents or guardians, which will make it a

Fishing in Beaver Dam - 1911

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Fishing in Beaver Dam

great family day. Check in begins at 8am with the program wrapping up after everyone enjoys a free lunch of hot dogs and sodas.

In recognition of Beaver Dam’s 175th Anniversary there will be an exhibit of the history of fishing on Beaver Dam Lake for the last 175 years. This is in addition to the special exhibits by the DNR as well as demonstrations on fish cleaning and taxidermy.

The event is a joint program of the Beaver Dam Lake Improvement Association, the Beaver Dam Bass Anglers and the Beaver Dam City’s Community Activities and Services.

Cable TV was introduced to Beaver Dam in 1977 when Total TV of Dodge County created a 36 channel system.

Happy 175th Birthday Beaver Dam!

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The Railroad is Coming On April 24, 1856 the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad reached Beaver Dam Junction. The original depot built at the junction burned about 1872. The present building was erected a short time later as a combined passenger and freight house. When the loop, or as it was sometimes called, “The Frying Pan” was installed in 1882, a white brick, passenger depot was erected on the site of the present depot.

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odge County DHistorical Society

Has a Full Year

Dodge County Historical Society is filling its calendar with events to observe the 175th anniversary of Beaver Dam.

Beaver Dam at War

A lawn party will be held on June 25 at DCHS Museum, 105 Park Avenue. The party will have live music, lawn games and traditional root beer floats as part of the refreshments. There will also be displays on the lawn featuring collectible bicycles and an authentic fur trader’s campsite. During the party, bus tours and walking tours will be offered.

The tours will highlight sites important to the history of Beaver Dam, as well as existing historic buildings.

A new display will also be opened inside the museum. The display will showcase the importance of the lake and river in the development of Beaver Dam. Bus and Walking Tours DCHS will offer bus and walking tours on July 9.

The tours highlight sites of businesses that were important to the growth of Beaver Dam. Sites of historic homes are also visited. Those on the tours will gain a better understanding of the history of our city. Tours will start at DCHS Museum.

Breweries and Taverns of Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, not unlike the rest of the state, had a large presence of German immigrants when it was founded. Those immigrants had a strong history of beer drinking. With that background it is not surprising that Beaver Dam has a long history of breweries and taverns. A presentation on July 11 at DCHS museum, will look at the breweries that existed in Beaver Dam for over one hundred

Voelker’s Tavern

years until 1953. Attendees will also learn how the early stagecoach taverns evolved into our modern cocktail lounges.

Haunted Cemetery Tour Ghosts will come alive on Oct. 22 at Oakwood Cemetery in Beaver Dam. For several years DCHS has been conducting cemetery tours where costumed performers bring historic Beaver Dam residents back to life. For the 175th anniversary DCHS hopes to bring some of the more memorable characters back to life along with some other ghosts that have not appeared in previous years.

Veterans Presentation Beaver Dam has had many of its residents go to war for our country during the 175 years Beaver Dam has existed. A presentation Nov. 12 at DCHS Museum, will look at the role Beaver Dam played in various wars and the veterans that served our country.

Tree Decorating at DCHS All elementary students are invited to come to the museum to help decorate a Christmas tree at DCHS Museum on November 19. Participants will be decorating the tree in the old-fashioned way by making the ornaments, not just buying them.

Materials for the ornaments will be provided and refreshments will be served. It is our hope that people will be creative and the ornaments will reflect on Beaver Dam’s first 175 years.

Holiday Open House As Beaver Dam’s 175th year comes to an end DCHS will have a Holiday open house at DCHS Museum on Decembr 3 in conjunction with the Holiday Parade. Hot chocolate and cider will be served, as well as traditional holiday cookies. A special exhibit will display Christmas celebrations from the past during Beaver Dam’s history.

For additional information about any of the events listed, call 920-887-1266 or 414-405-4367 or visit www.dodgecountyhistory.com.Lawn Party

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Celebrating Our 100th Anniversary as part of the beaver dam community Congratulations Beaver Dam on Your 175th Anniversary Beaver Dam Knights of Columbus Hall 102 Park Avenue

Circa 1929

The Knights are a group of Catholic men who are actively involved in making Beaver Dam a better place to live.

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked – and you clothed me, ill – and you cared for me, in prison – and you visited me.

Matthew 25: 35-36 To join us please reference this web site:

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A few of those we help: Church health services, Clearview Christmas parties, Dodge County food pantry, Green Valley enterprises, homeless shelters, pAVe, Red Kettle Bell Ringing, and…

st. Katharine Drexel school, the Arc & pregnancy support Center

fact no. 6 The Circus

This first big two-ring circus in the U.S. started in Beaver Dam in 1863, during the middle of the Civil War. Andrew Haight and George DeHaven started building circus equipment and organizing circus acts in the fall of 1862.

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Fishing Tournament

is May 14

May 14 the Beaver Dam Lake Improvement Association will hold a major fishing tournament on Beaver Dam Lake to celebrate the association’s 20th anniversary and 175th anniversary for the city of Beaver Dam. In honor of these important events a $1,000 guaranteed top prize is being offered along with a $250 prize for the biggest fish. This will be a bass and

Beaver Dam Lake

walleye tournament with the winners determined by weight of five bass and three walleye.

The tournament will be held at Waterworks Park in Beaver Dam with check in at 5:30 a.m. and ending at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $25 per person.

BDLIA is proud of the work they have done over the past 20 years to improve and protect Beaver Dam Lake, especially in the areas of fish stocking and fish habitat restoration.

For more information, contest rules and an application visit bdlia.org or call 920-356-1200

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Artists Invited

to Plein Air Competition

The Beaver Dam Area Arts Association announces the fall 2016 Plein Air competition in conjunction with Beaver Dam’s 175th anniversary celebration.

As we celebrate our community’s history and future, BDAAA seeks images that will help define the local beauty, capture our Wisconsin spirit and reveal our relationship with our familiar and beloved surroundings. Artists from all over Wisconsin are invited to participate in this weeklong outdoor Plein Air event.

Areas of interest are: beautiful facades of historic buildings, landscapes, Beaver Dam Lake area and other waterways, and other points of interest within the city limits.

Winning Artists will receive awards of: $800 Purchase Award $350 Purchase Award

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$200 First Place $100 Second Place $50 Third Place Non-Cash Merit Awards (3) There will also be a Viewer’s Choice Award, which is one painting voted on by the public to best represent Beaver Dam. The image will be produced as a post card to benefit BDAAA. Judges will be announced closer to the event.

Artists may participate in any or all days of the event. A registration fee of $40 will be requested from all participants. This registration fee entitles artists to participate in the 2016 Plein Air Event during the week and Quick-Paint Events, Friday and Saturday. Artists may submit two to three paintings created during the four to five days and one painting created during Quick-Paint. Works will be displayed and sold during a silent auction on Saturday. Paintings will be judged and available for awards. The event will include an exhibit opening, awards ceremony and silent auction.

Look for specific details this summer or contact BDAAA at The Seippel Homestead and Center for the Arts – 885-3635 or email bdaaa@seippelcenter.com

fact no. 7 Cement Sidewalks

Beaver Dam replaced the wood board walks with cement sidewalks starting in 1902.

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Cardboard Boat Regatta

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Salutes Beaver Dam Anniversary

First Car in Beaver Dam Sam Rowell, President of Rowel Manufacturing Company, purchased a 1902 Rambler, which was the first factory-built automobile in Beaver Dam. At the same time, local machinist, Herman Haase built his own one-seated buggy with an engine.

Civil War

Beaver Dam Brass Band

to be Remembered

Two events will commemorate the Civil War during Beaver Dam’s 175th Anniversary celebration.

The AM Kiwanis will present the 1st Brigade Band of Watertown in the afternoon on July 4 at the Swan City Band Shell.

The 1st Brigade Band is affiliated with the Wisconsin Historical Society and performs music of 1860s and the era of the Civil War. The band is the oldest re-created brass band.

Musicians from all over the Midwest participate in this band using authentic instruments of that period to play original band music from band books of that time.

The Exchange Club of Beaver Dam presents Kevin Hampton, curator of research and public programs from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, who will give a historical journey of the people from the area who joined the Civil War. His presentation will be Oct. 22 at Beaver Dam Community Library.

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July 8, during Lake Days, the annual cardboard boat regatta will be held at Tahoe Park in Beaver Dam. This year’s event will be a special salute to Beaver Dam’s 175th Anniversary with $175 given out in prize money and each boat will be decorated with a special 175th anniversary flag.

Each team will be made up of three people (one must be 16 years or older). The event will kick-off at 5:30 p.m. with boat building followed by the race at 7:45 p.m. Materials will be supplied at no cost and there is no entry fee. In addition to cash prizes, teams will compete for special awards.

Get your family, church group, scout troop or friends together and participate in this fun event.

For registration forms and information: Call 920-887-4639 or visit cityofbeaverdam.com/bdcas

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Global Fair

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Beaver Dam’s Cultural Heritage

It was the bounty of the land and waters around the Beaver Dam area that attracted the Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi tribes to set up camp along the Beaver Dam River and visit the sacred ‘healing springs’ at today’s Swan Park which was known to them as ‘much good water.’

In 1841, the first white settlers from New York were impressed by the natural beauty and opportunity to be found in the Wisconsin Territory. The pioneering settlers Thomas Mackie, Jacob P. and Martha Brower and Abram Ackerman were ethnic Dutch from colonial families in the east. Irish Catholic John Manahan was soon to follow, opening the second store in Beaver Dam. The beginning of the large settlement of German immigrants began in 1847 with brothers Gottlieb and Leonard Guenther and George Hieleg.

Beaver Dam soon Indian Night at the Park became the home for various immigrants including Irish, German, Welsh, Polish, English, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian and other European immigrants. The Germans, who were fleeing political, religious and economic turmoil in Europe, became the predominant ethnic group in Dodge County by 1860’s. They established the first fire department in Beaver Dam called the Germania Fire Company in 1868 and were instrumental in the foundation of other local civic institutions including the organization of the German Free School Society in 1865 to continue to offer their children the level of Happy

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quality education that they had experienced in their native land. The Polish were another group of settlers who immigrated to the Beaver Dam area arriving in the 1850s and 1860s. Clearing the forest land southwest of Beaver Dam, they quickly established farms and a strong Polish faith community.

The Hungarians came to Beaver Dam in the early 1900s in search of work in malleable plants like Beaver Dam Malleable Iron Company. Remarkably enough, many of these ethnic groups were able to retain many aspects of their native European culture in their newlyfound home in Beaver Dam, evidence of which is seen even today in community celebrations and family traditions.

To celebrate the community’s multicultural heritage, Wayland Academy and the Beaver Dam Community Library will co-sponsor a Global Fair festival April 2, from 1 - 4 p.m. at the Wayland Academy campus in the Lindsey Gym, 101 N. University Avenue in celebration of Beaver Dam’s 175th Anniversary. The festival will have a variety of community and Wayland student booths representing cultural traditions and customs, professional and student entertainment as well as hands-on activities for children.

The cultural booths are free and open to community members who would like to share their cultural heritage or a culture that has shaped their life.

Healing Spring of Beaver Dam The healing waters from a spring in Swan Park was known as ‘much good water’ by the Ho-Chunk and Potawatomie tribes. For a time, the spring was known as Ackerman Spring, having been located on the first settlement of Abram Ackerman and later named Vita Spring by Dr. George E. Swan.

To sign-up for a booth, contact Anita Streich at the Beaver Dam Community Library, 920-219-4400 or astreich@mwfls.org

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Daily Newspaper The Beaver Dam Daily Citizen was the first daily newspaper in Dodge County. The first issue was on February 20, 1911.

Before this time, the Dodge County Citizen and the Beaver Dam Argus were printed weekly.

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Women’s Affiliate

Day in the Park

Come join the fun on Sunday July 10 at Swan City Park in Beaver Dam for the 45th annual Women’s Affiliate Day in the Park Arts & Crafts.

There will be one-of-a-kind items from furniture to beautiful handmade jewelry. The event kicks off at 10 a.m. featuring more than 175 vendors from various states.

Spend the day and help celebrate the Chamber Craft Show - 1970s 175th Anniversary of Beaver Dam by joining one of the area’s longest running craft and art fairs.

There will be plenty of food and beverages featuring the “walking taco.”

Swan City Park is located at the intersection of University Avenue and East Mill Street in Beaver Dam.

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Chamber Craft Show - 1970s

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Boat Rides

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Take in Lake History

Beaver Dam Lake Improvement Association in cooperation with the Beaver Dam Community and Activities and Services will provide free pontoon boat rides on Beaver Dam Lake on July 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.

The event will be in conjunction with Lake Days and a part of the 175th Anniversary of Beaver Dam. The rides will leave from the west pier at Tahoe Park. The rides will be approximately 25 minutes long and will travel along Lake Shore Drive and some of the islands on the south end of the lake.

“The Pit” Beaver Dam Lake with Piers

There also will be a narrative on the history of the lake.

While no fee will be charged, riders need to sign up at the BDLIA booth on Friday or Saturday. They will receive a ticket for a set time. There will be no waiting around or standing in line for the ride.

At the end of the ride enjoy a piece of Beaver Dam anniversary cake.

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Beaver Dam’s

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History on Parade

World War I Food Shortage

Beaver Dam’s 175th anniversary parade will be held on July 16 starting at 10 a.m. The parade entries will line up on both sides of Beichl Avenue starting at 8:30 a.m.

The parade will start at the corner of University Avenue and Parallel Street, travel down Spring Street, turn onto Front Street, and turn left onto South Center to Mill where it will disburse.

The theme of the parade is oriented to years of Beaver Dam history.

Choose one set Storybook Parade of years to portray the history of your group and how you will display that history in your parade entry. That which follows shows the years for the city’s history.

The items that follow in parenthesis are just a few suggestions.

During World War I, Beaver Dam was one of the 52 Wisconsin cities to participate in a statewide war garden movement.

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Storybook Parade

1841-1876—Beaver Dam Begins—Strong Roots 1877-1912—A City Coming of Age (industries, theatres, transportation, Swan City Park) 1913-1948—Beaver Dam and the War Years (World Wars I and II, Armory, Monarch War production, POW camps) 1949-1984—The Age of Enlightenment (industrialization, 1960s and 1970s movements) 1985-2016—The Age of Technology Bold Future (cell phones, computers) Entry forms will be mailed six weeks before the parade.

Entry forms must be returned by July 1.

Entry forms can be requested from Kay Appenfeldt 887-1693, or accessed electronically from the Chamber of Commerce website.

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July 16, 2016 – Beaver Dam’s 175th Anniversary Parade Route

fact no. 13

First Fire Department After several devastating fires in Beaver Dam, 93 German residents formed the Germania Fire Company in 1866.

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Radio Ira Burtis was the first Beaver Dam resident to own the first radio set listened to through earphones. Beaver Dam’s first radio broadcast studio opened in 1937 above I. K. Mayer’s grocery, feed and seed store on South Spring Street.

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During Paddle Festival

Beaver Dam Lake Improvement Association and the Beaver Dam Community Activities & Services will host the first Annual Paddle Festival and celebrate the City’s 175th Anniversary July 30, at Waterworks Park in Beaver Dam from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Clinics and demonstrations will be held to learn more about canoeing, kayaking, kayak fishing, stand-up paddling and water safety. Use the new kayak/canoe launch at the park or start from Edgewater or Fish Camp landings.

Route maps for five water trails will be available with various lengths and conditions for novices or endurance minded veteran paddlers. Shuttle service will be provided during the day to come back to launch sites. Concessions available or bring your own. At the end of the day, enjoy Beaver Dam Anniversary Cake.

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Events 2016

January 30 & 31 Cabin Fever Fest at Crystal Lake Park

April 2 Global Fair - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Lindsay Gymnasium at Wayland Academy

May 14 Fishing Tournament – 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Waterworks Park

May 29 Race Into Summer Festival at Swan City Park

June 4 Fish `n Fun Day - 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Edgewater Park

June 25 Lawn Party at Dodge County Historical Society

Beaver Dam 175th Anniversary Celebration

June 25 Bus Tours of Historic Beaver Dam by Dodge County Historical Society

June 25 Burying ceremony for the time capsule by Beaver Dam Rotary at Dodge County Historical Society

July 4 First Brigade Band at Swan City Park Band Shell

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July 7-11 Beaver Dam Lake Days at Tahoe Park

July 9 Bus and Walking Tour of Beaver Dam by Dodge County Historical Society

July 10 Art in the Park Art & Craft Fair – 10 a.m. at Swan City Park

July 11 Presentation on breweries and early taverns in Beaver Dam

by Dodge County Historical Society

July Author Patty Loew presentation on Native Americans in Beaver Dam (date and time to be determined)

July 13 Native American Night at Swan City Park

July 16 175th Parade – 10 a.m. starts on North Spring Street at University Avenue and ends at Front and Center Streets.

July 16 175th Anniversary Picnic - 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Swan City Park

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October 22

July 30 Paddling Festival – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Waterworks Park

August 15 & 16 Film Presentations of the 100th, 125th and 150th anniversary celebrations

September 10 Beaver Dam Pepper Festival - 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Park Village Shopping Center

Events 2016

Beaver Dam Stories of the Civil War Presentation at Beaver Dam Community Library, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

November 3 The Black Hawk War - 6:30 p.m. at Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce

November 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 “Town Hall Tonight” at Beaver Dam Area Community Theater

November 12

September 14 & 18 Mural Painting - Building at corner of Haskell and Beaver/Madison Streets

Veterans at War presentation by Dodge County Historical Society

November 17

October 6 History of Native Americans in Fox Lake and Beaver Dam by BDAAA - 6:30 p.m. at Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce

History of The Winnebago Tribe by BDAAA - 6:30 p.m. at Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce

November 19

October 20 History of How Native Americans Lived in the Area by BDAAA - 6:30 p.m. at Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce

Old Fashioned Christmas Decorating at Dodge County Historical Society

December 3

October 22 175th Anniversary Haunted Cemetery Tour at Oakwood Cemetery

Holiday Open House at Dodge County Historical Society

December 9 & 10

Beaver Dam 175th Anniversary Celebration

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fact no. 15 Mail Service

Before 1900, the city and rural people of Beaver Dam had to go directly to the post office to get their mail. In July 1900, two free rural route deliveries were established. The City of Beaver Dam started receiving free in-town delivery service in 1903.

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Beaver Dam as Grubville Beaver Dam was known as “Grubville” in the early years of the city. Envious neighboring cities named Beaver Dam with this derogatory term to demean the community’s growing accomplishments.

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How Spring Street

& Beaver Dam Were Named

Beside the very first cabin in Beaver Dam, constructed by Thomas Mackie and his son-in-law, Joseph Goetschius, flowed a little spring. It was from this spring two names were given. The stream flowed southward until it joined the Beaver Dam River. At times it flowed in the same direction as the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad tracks near Hotel Rogers.

This little stream was the home of beavers…. there they built their dams. And because of this, the name Beaver Dam was given to the city. And because this stream originated from a spring, Spring Street was named.

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Swan City Park

no. 16

The history of City Park centers on the spring

in the Southeast corner of the park, known to early residents of Beaver Dam as Ackerman’s Spring. The water was well known for its healing qualities. In 1879, Dr. G.E. Swan came across the spring. The water was alkaline in taste, cool and delicious to drink. Dr. Swan became so excited that he purchased the land where the spring was located that very day for just $250. After purchasing additional acres around the spring, this land became known as Swan City Park.

Swan City Park

fact Swan Park Spring Pavilion

Band Shell

Swan City Park Rocket Slide

Vita - Dr. Swan’s Health Resort

The Spring Pavilion in Swan Park was constructed in 1880, and was modeled after similar pavilions at Waukesha and Saratoga Springs.

fact no. 17

Beginning of Beaver Dam Lake In 1842, first settlers Reverend Moses Ordway and his son David built a dam on the Beaver Dam River to power a saw mill.

It took almost 11 months for the lake to fill in and for the water to run over the dam. The original dam and another dam that powered a second saw mill were washed out in the spring floods of 1849. After the floods subsided, the dams were quickly rebuilt.

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Beaver Dam Library

Historical Programs

In celebration of the 175th anniversary of Beaver Dam, Beaver Dam Community Library will host a variety of historical programs featuring local and national history, an Old World Cooking and Craft Series, and much more in 2016.

Beaver Dam Community Library programs are free and open to the public. Events requiring advance registration will begin registering one month prior to the event. For questions or to obtain a full schedule, contact the Beaver Dam Community Library at 920-219-4400, visit the library 311 N. Spring Street, or visit www.cityofbeaverdam.com/library.

Historical Programs January 27 • 7 p.m.

Beaver Dam History Series: History of the Mayors of Beaver Dam with Historian Roger Noll and Mayor Thomas Kennedy February 16 •6:30 p.m.

Jim Gibbons History Program: Doing What Needs to be DoneThe Life of Theodore Roosevelt March 15 • 6 p.m.

Jim Gibbons History Program: The Life Story of Anne Frank March 23 • 6 p.m.

Beaver Dam History Series: Native Americans in the Beaver Dam area with Dodge County Historical Society Curator Kurt Sampson April 12 Wisconsin Author Kathleen Ernst Book Programs: 4 p.m. American Girl Stories Presentation

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7 p.m. A Settler’s Year Pioneer Life Through the Seasons April 26 • 4-7 p.m.

What’s It Worth: Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal Event with Appraiser Mark Moran.

Reservations required for appraisals. Stop in the library or call 920-219-4400 starting April 1. Appraisals limited to the first 40 registered. One item appraised per person.

June 14 • 6 p.m.

KG and the Ranger: Cowboy Songs, Yodeling & Rope Tricks June 28 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. Dirty Kettle Bringing Native History to Life 6 p.m. Dirty Kettle Native American Drum Circle August 10 • 6 p.m.

Jim Gibbons History Program: Amelia Earhart: Soaring High on Wings of Success

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September 28 • 6 p.m.

Beaver Dam History Series: Jacob P. Brower, One of the First Settlers of Beaver Dam with local historian Julie Fleming October 18 • 6 p.m.

Paranormal Wisconsin: Tales of Ghosts, UFOs & Mysterious Creatures with Chad Lewis November 8 – 6 p.m.

Jim Gibbons History Program: A World Gone Mad World War I and World War II

Old World Cooking Arts & Crafts Series January 26 • 6 p.m.

Fermentation Series: Yogurt & Kefir February 24 • 6 p.m.

Pine Needle Basket Making Sign up required.

March 8 • 6 p.m.

Beginning Rug Hooking with local artist Louise Budde Sign up required.

September 21 • 6 p.m.

Scherenschnitte (German Papercutting) Sign up required.

April 5 • 6 p.m.

Rug Braiding Sign up required.

September 27 • 6 p.m.

Fermentation Series: Sauerkraut

May 4 • 6 p.m.

Hand-Dipped Candles Sign up required.

October 4 • 6 p.m.

Spinning Basics Sign up required.

August 6 • Time TBA American Indian Beading Day with Little Eagle Arts Foundation Sign up required.

November 15 • 6 p.m.

Fermentation Series: Sourdough Bread

August 16 • 6 p.m.

Yarn Dying Sign up required.

September 13 • 6 p.m.

Art of Home Cheese Making with Linda Conroy

fact no. 18

Concrete Roads Replace Gravel In 1919, concrete road began to replace gravel roads. The first paved county road in Dodge County was the Beaver Dam-Randolph Road, now known as Highway 33.

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Crystal Lake Beach Crystal Lake Beach was once known to the Beaver Dam community as Minnie Wonka Beach in the 1930s and early 1940s.

The Kiwanis purchased land, once part of the George Swan Resort, to create a bathing beach by Crystal Lake in 1930. The winning entry of the Kiwanis’ Children’s Naming Contest was “Minnie Wonka Beach,” a Native American phrase signifying “place of happiness and contentment.”

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Fairgrounds Burned

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in a Flash in 1958

By JULIE FLEMMING Special to the Citizen August 13, 2012

On Tuesday at 7 p.m., May 13, 1958, children playing with matches beneath the grandstand of the Dodge County Fair, started a fire that would destroy most of the structures designed for the fair.

The fairground was located on the southwest corner of Park and South University Avenue where the Wayland Field House and soccer field is today.

The Dodge County Fair had been held at the site since 1886, but it was gone in 15 minutes.

Ambrose Yaucher, a young man of 20, happened to be working in his dad’s backyard at 410 E. Mill Street. The backyard bordered the fairgrounds on the south side.

“I noticed that there was a little smoke over on the east side of the grandstand,” he said. “I watched and saw just a flicker of fire when I got the idea to go in the house and get my little Brownie camera. I didn’t know if I had any film in it or not, but when I made it back into the backyard I could see the grandstand was in flames. I took one picture, moved closer and took two more before the whole site just became an inferno with a black cloud.”

The pictures Ambrose snapped are the only known pictures of the beginning of the blaze.

It was a spectacular fire that collapsed the grandstand, one that could hold 4,800 persons, in a mass of flames. Tar, which had been applied year after year, was seen pouring off the roof of the grandstand as a stream.

The heat from the burning grandstand was so intense that the fair buildings to the north were ignited within a short time, even though the firemen were pouring nine streams of water on the flames. Smoke from the burning grandstand was coal black and could be seen 10 to 15 miles away.

Phone service to Horicon, Juneau, and Burnett

Photo by Ambrose Yaucher

was ended as the fire melted three cables that were covered with lead and allowed the wires to be burned. Trees on the Wayland property across Park Avenue were scorched and people witnessing the 15-minute blaze said they could feel the heat a block away.

It was estimated that the total loss of buildings and machinery stored in the buildings was about $100,000.00.

As time would tell, this fire was the beginning of the end of the Dodge County Fair within the city limits of Beaver Dam. It ended an era where horses for transportation phased into automobiles and horse races led to auto races.

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fact no. 20

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World War II Prisoner of War Camp In 1944 during World War II, a German prisoner of war camp was set up at the fairgrounds, which is now Wayland Academy’s south campus playing fields. The prisoners were housed in tents and worked in the pea pack.

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Telecommunications For years, Beaver Dam residents needed to request a call to be made with a telephone operator.

In April 1957, Mrs. C. D. Hotchkiss placed the first direct-distance dialing call without assistance from an operator through the Wisconsin Telephone Company in Beaver Dam.

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Record Flood

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Had Long-Lasting Impact

By BEN RUETER, Staff Reporter Jun 7, 2013

The dams held, downtown Beaver Dam changed forever, basements flooded and one other little thing; FEMA doesn’t cover damages unless the first floor has one foot of water on it.

In 2008 the largest flooding in memory ravaged southern Wisconsin.

“If you have a foot of water on the first floor in Wisconsin, you have a basement full of how many feet below you,” deputy director for the Dodge County Office of Emergency Management Amy Nehls said.

A submerged basement was one of many issues that rained down on Dodge County citizens and businesses five years ago.

From June 1 to June 16, Beaver Dam received more than 14 inches of rain peaking on June 16 with 845 feet. The previous record was 843 feet set in 2004.

In 2008, Beaver Dam Wastewater Utility Director Don Quarford said the flood stages were taken by going to the dam and measuring the water level by hand. The current 100-year flood elevation is more than 874 feet.

The rising floodwaters were brought to Dodge County Emergency Management’s attention on June 8 when the water began to rise, triggering an evacuation in the towns of Elba and Lowell.

This also kickstarted a sandbagging operation in flooding pockets around the county.

Columbus was one of the first areas to be submerged in water when heavy rains began to fall, flooding Fireman’s Park near Columbus High School.

When the flooding was in its early stages, Beaver

Dam Mayor Tom Kennedy was on a brief vacation in Wisconsin Dells with his family.

“I saw some of the devastating things that were happening at the Dells and I thought, ‘Wow,’ Kennedy said. “I called home to one of our department heads to ask what the conditions were in Beaver Dam. They said, ‘It’s getting bad.’

Cooper Street was beginning to flood so I immediately came back home.”

Cooper Street had been a flood risk in 2004, another record year for flooding.

The city reacted as it did in 2004 by pumping the water over the bridge, south of Cooper Street.

“But then we shortly realized the river, the lake and the dam were being compromised by the amount of water,” Kennedy said.

Excessive amounts of water were coming downstream from Fox Lake and converging in the Beaver Dam River. This turned the river into a bottleneck with more than 1,800 cubic-feet-persecond (CFS) hitting the dam. With a “regular” bad storm, the dam sees roughly 100 CFS of moving water.

Fox Lake city administrator Bill Petracek said the flooding was progressive, as the community dealt with 18 inches of rain in a week’s time.

Highway 68 was closed a mile northeast of Fox Lake after water washed out the shoulders on both sides of the road. Between 20 and 30 homes around the Fox Lake lakeshore experienced flooding.

On June 9, 40,000 sandbags were delivered to Columbus.

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Water covered the bridge across the Crawfish River on Highway 16/60 near the east end of the city, and nine city streets were closed by Sunday afternoon. As many as 500 people were estimated to have left their homes.

Within a month, about 200 people visited the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster recovery center in Columbus High School, as many of them had severe damage to their dwellings.

In Waupun, the storm pummeled the city with more than 14 inches of rain from June 8 to 12. The Rock River rose to a major flooding stage of a record 10 feet, beating the old record of more than seven feet in 1959.

Mayville saw serious flooding along the Rock River, which made travel difficult in many places.

Flooding to May Park, located next to Parkview Learning Center between Ruedebusch Avenue and Oak Street, caused it and the Mayville pool to close.

The flooding washed out a lot of sand from the spring-fed pool and there were concerns that the flooding contaminated the remaining water.

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flood waters began to fill riverside businesses.

“I saw their waitress come up from the basement,” Firchow said. “She had a look on her face and they found out that they were taking in water…so I thought I better get things off the ground in my basement.”

Fox Lake worked to shore up the dam on Mill Creek on Thursday, June 12, eventually adding 30 loads of riprap. Water pooled between the dam and the culvert under Highway P/Trenton Street, and sandbags were used in an effort to protect the road.

During that time, Beaver Dam closed off downtown and evacuated citizens residing there due to the significant threat of the rushing floodwaters.

Alliant Energy cut the power to minimize risk.

Beaver Dam made a public announcement asking for assistance with the sandbagging efforts on Haskell Street near the dam.

A command post was established at the Beaver Dam Fire Department where officials coordinated sandbagging on Haskell Street, Tower Parking Lot, Kraft Foods and the dam.

“Citizens of Beaver Dam’s support was tremendous,” Beaver Dam Fire Department Captain Lee Smith said.

fact no. 22

Beaver Dam Argus The Beaver Dam Argus is the oldest newspaper in Dodge County. It was founded in 1856 by Mark M. Pomeroy, a noted writer of the Civil War period. The first issue was printed in Horicon under the name of Horicon Argus. Then in 1860, the paper was moved to Beaver Dam, and renamed Beaver Dam Argus.

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no. 23

Monarch Range Malleable Iron Range Company produced kitchen ranges made of malleable iron from 1896 until they filed for bankruptcy in 1985.

The company’s primary trademark was Monarch.

In 1927-28, Fred Rogers, who was the current president of the company, built a five story hotel to cater to the salesmen that visited the area.

This building was Hotel Rogers.

Smith said during this time it was decided to abandon the pumping efforts on Cooper Street and move the operation to the Tower Parking Lot. “By Saturday [June 14] they were worried that the dam was going to give,” Craig Meier said.

“They cut the power at about noon and didn’t warn anybody.”

At one of the bends in the river downtown, Meier’s business C.M. Benchworks, formerly at 137 Front St., Beaver Dam, took in about 18 inches of water.

“They really didn’t give anybody a warning and we knew the river was coming up,” Meier said.

As the river kept rising and flooding streets in Waupun, Fire Chief Jeff Berry had the Red Cross set up its headquarters and shelter at Waupun Area High School.

During the storms in Waupun, lightning struck a transmitter line. That caused a power outage to about 1,800 customers for 45 minutes, causing pumps to go out and resulting in even more damage.

As the rain continued, the rushing floodway in downtown Beaver Dam began to pose a serious threat.

According to Kennedy, some of the buildings at street level were built over the river or had concrete supports in the river. The rushing high water began to degrade the concrete and caused the buildings to shift.

“We were watching some of those structures start to shift and siding was falling off,” Amy Nehls said.

Nehls said there was a significant concern a building could fall into the river backing up the water causing massive flooding downtown, or washing parts of a fallen building down the river, causing additional property damage.

With some proper water management and thin hopes, Dodge County pressed on through the rains until the showers started to turn into drizzles around June 16. From there on the rain slowly subsided.

According to Dodge County Emergency Management estimates, about 101 homes in Dodge County had minor damage, with no major damages done to residential areas. In Columbus, about twice that number of homes had damage.

“The initial was pretty awful. I was out of work and business for a month or month-and-a-half,” Meier said.

Despite the damage, no one was harmed.

“Do you see any permanent damage? No. We got out and got sandbags and took care of the city,” Quarford said.

The after-effects of the “100-year” flood are present today by reshaping Beaver Dam’s downtown area for what Kennedy said “did Beaver Dam more good than bad.”

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City of Beaver Dam

175th Community Picnic

Saturday, July 16, 2016 will be a day for the City of Beaver Dam to come together and celebrate 175 years of existence.

Start the day watching a parade, which will end at Swan City Park, the site of the celebration.

Continue with fun and entertainment for the whole

Anniversary Pins

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Would you like a souvenir to help commemorate Beaver Dam’s 175th Anniversary?

Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce, 127 S. Spring Street, now has commemorative pins on sale for $4.

The pins feature the Beaver Dam 175th Anniversary logo. The logo was designed by Jessalyn Braun, executive director of the Beaver Dam Area Arts Association.

Any profits from the sale of the pins will go to support events of the 175th anniversary celebration.

family. Share an old fashioned pig roast picnic immediately following the parade. There will be a pie and ice cream social, saloon at the gazebo, Dance Now! Studio performance and community band performances at the band shell.

Do you look like someone in Beaver Dam’s history, such as Fred MacMurray? How about The Beaver from Leave It To Beaver fame?

There will be contests for best historic costume, lonCentennial Float - Fred MacMurray 1941 gest beard, best mustache, oldest resident and much more.

Applications for these contests will be available at the Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce beginning in May. The children will be entertained by Mr. Steve and can participate in old fashioned games and crafts.

Throughout the day there will be various other music and entertainment. Plan to spend the whole day celebrating Beaver Dam’s 175th Anniversary.

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fact no. 24

Simplex, Inc. and Kirsh Foundry, Inc. This corporation manufactured grey iron castings, malleable iron castings and barn equipment. Some time in February of 1939, the company sold its barn equipment division and expanded its foundry.

The name was changed to Kirsh Foundry, Inc.

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Watch for more information about when the T-shirts will be sold.

Other merchandise that will support the event includes a book that contains a history of Beaver Dam mayors. In addition, there will be an updated history of Beaver Dam published this year.

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Murals

no. 25

in Beaver Dam

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There’s history around every corner in Beaver Dam and now residents and visitors alike can see history come alive in a literal fashion. Downtown Beaver Dam Inc. and Beaver Dam Area Arts Association forged a relationship back in 2013 to enhance our community with murals.

Walldogs National artists have painted the Monarch Range mural on North Spring Street and the 2015 Kamrath Radio and TV Store mural on South Spring Street. A third mural is scheduled to be painted in conjunction with the 175th Anniversary celebration of Beaver Dam this summer. The third mural will be a donor wall mural designed by artist and Walldog Jessalyn Braun. Painting dates are set for Sept. 14-17, 2016, weather permitting.

DBDI and BDAAA are working toward funding the full mural festival, set for the summer of 2017. Over 200 artists from around the world will descend upon Beaver Dam and hopefully, depending on funding, paint 10 to 12 additional murals in our community. This will be one of the largest community festivals Beaver Dam has ever experienced with events for families and individuals of all ages, including music, art activities, block parties, special presentations and more.

With Downtown Beaver Dam Inc. selecting office space in the fall of 2015 at 138 Front Street, this has become a hub of mural festival information. The Design Committee and DBDI Board have been diligent in creating information at a glance about possible mural themes, potential buildings where murals could be placed, how much fundraising is still required to complete the project

In the spring of 1854, the Wisconsin Baptist Education Society started planning for a college for young men. In July 1855, the cornerstone of the first building of Wayland University was laid. That building is now known as Wayland Hall.

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Everything from history of education, the Dodge County Fair and Wayland Academy, to shoe manufacturers, industry and beer brewing, such as Zieglar Brewing, are listed as possible mural themes. Most mural are $7,500 per mural to complete.

Volunteers from service clubs to churches to community members at large will be needed for the 2017 full mural festival.

More information can be found by stopping by DBDI offices at 138 Front Street, speaking to a DBDI Board or BDAAA Board member, or by contacting mural chairperson Karla Jensen at Wayland Academy 356-20120 ext. 236 or email kjensen@wayland.org

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Native American

Tradition Returns

As part of the 175th anniversary of the settling of Beaver Dam the Dodge County Historical Society is hoping to recreate “Indian Night,” July 13 at Swan City Park.

Arrangements have been made through the Ho-Chunk Nation to put on a performance that day. The tribe has an educational/entertainment group that will do the performance. The program will include dancing and Native American music performed in traditional garb.

Everyone familiar with Beaver Dam is aware of Swan City Park. The spring, at what today is known as Swan Park, was a gathering spot for Indian tribes. Dr. Swan bought the property in the 1880s and made it into a resort and called it Vita Park. People from all over the country and some from outside the U.S. came to Beaver Dam for the “healing waters.” In the early twentieth century the city acquired the Vita Park Resort and made it into a city park. During the late 1930’s a band shell was built with dancing waters in front of the shell. A plan was developed for utilization of the band shell and regular programs started in 1940. Each summer the community band performed several concerts, and there were two additional special nights. One was “Circus Night” which featured acrobats, clowns, animals, a ringmaster and circus music. The other was “Indian Night” which included dancing featuring music related to Native Americans. Additionally a “HealingWaters Pageant” was performed with the dancing waters in front of the band shell. The water show and lighting for these nights were created by Orin Hofferbert. He

was described as “a very talented person in the artistry of light, water and music.” Vera Keil was one of the original founders of “Indian Night” and was known for singing the “Indian Love Call” from the 1936 movie “Rose Marie” starring Jeanette MacDonald. Dancing was originally performed by local Boy Scouts from Troop 26.

In 1944 members of the Winnebago tribe began performing as part of the program. “Indian Night” was a tradition at Swan City Park for more than 20 years. At times the night was so popular that the crowds were from 8,000 to 10,000 people during the mid to late forties.

On a date to be determined prior to the event, Patty Loew will be at the museum for a presentation. She will be speaking about Native Americans in Wisconsin with an emphasis on the presence of Native Americans in Beaver Dam. Ms. Loew is a professor at the University of Wisconsin, was formally a news anchor on Wisconsin television, and has written three books, including “Indian Nations of Wisconsin.”

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The First Brewery The brewery was built by Mr. Michael Biersack in 1853; for the purpose of making his native brew.

The brewery changed hands over the years, and during the Civil War, whiskey was produced. The ingredients included wild cherries, wild plums and other fruits that could be gathered. After many years of aging, it was considered “good stuff”.

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Cigar Factory In 1874, Mr. Jacob Martin, Jr. started a cigar factory. The factory employed 8 to 10 skilled cigar makers.

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Former Beaver Dam Argus Editor Frank Avery Hutchinson had the vision of a free public library in Beaver Dam and together with a group of devoted citizens on August 30, 1884 formed a corporation under State Law as the Beaver Dam Public Library Association. After canvassing the four wards of the City for private subscriptions, the first Beaver Dam library opened in a room in City Hall with 996 books on December 1, 1884. With Hutchinson’s leadership, Beaver Dam was one of the first libraries in the country to provide an “open shelf” library collection, where citizens could freely browse the library collection without the aid of library staff.

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BDACT

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When vaudeville was in its hey day in the “Elegant Eighteen Eighties” and early 90s, many of the entertainment greats came to Beaver Dam’s Town Hall, located on Front Street above what is now William and Dawn Gergen’s law office.

To celebrate Beaver Dam’s 175th anniversary as well as its long history of theater from those early years to the presence of the Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre since 1964, BDACT will bring back the vaudeville spirit with its production of “Town Hall Tonight-When Theater Came to Beaver Dam. ” Shows will be held Nov. 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 at Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre, 219 N. Spring Street.

During the first two weekends in November 2016, audiences will enjoy the hissing and booing of melodrama, old song and dance routines, and all the excitement and fun that pulsated the local stage shortly after Beaver Dam was founded.

With this show, based upon the book, “Town Hall Tonight,” by Harold Hoyt Jr., BDACT will take on the aura of the days when famous performers like Mark Twain, Tom Thumb, P. T. Barnum, and Lillian Russell brought the best of entertainment to Beaver Dam. The first act of the anniversary show will feature an original script by actor and playwright Peter Cocuzza, discovered by local historian Roger Noll. Cocuzza’s script embraces the character of Harold Hoyt Jr. as he dramatizes his memories of the town hall, owned and managed by his grandfather Dr.Joseph Babcock.

The second act, a script by Wisconsin Idea Theater founder David Peterson, is a representation of the vaudeville touring companies that came to Beaver Dam. Annette Kamps, BDACT co-founder and director of “Town Hall Tonight – When Theater Came to Beaver Dam,” said, “This anniversary show will reflect the love of theater and its culture that came to Beaver Dam so many years ago and continues to thrive today.”

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Beaver Dam Mall The Beaver Dam Mall was opened on July 30, 1980 on the corner of North Spring Street and Industrial Drive with J. C. Penny Inc., Herberger’s Department Store and Woolco being the first anchor stores.

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Jonas Zahn is the woodworker and these can be custom ordered with any vintage logo on them.

Currently inventory themes include Kamrath Radio & TV, American National Bank, Monarch Range, and JS Rowell Company caddies.

The caddies are $65 and are sold at Beaver Dam Area Arts Association Gift Shop, McKinstry’s Home Furnishings, Beaver Dam Antique Mall and from any Downtown Beaver Dam Inc. board member.

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The first ice skating and curling rink opened on Beaver Dam Lake in 1900. At that time, ice skating and curling were very popular winter sports in Beaver Dam.

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On October 23, 1912, the first hospital in Beaver Dam opened in the remodeled Bogart Mansion on 212 West Maple Avenue, equipped with an operating room and eleven private rooms that were furnished by local citizens.

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Broom Factory In the year 1876, a young Mr. Jess Yetter started making brooms in the basement of his home on the corner of Main and North Lincoln in Beaver Dam. The brooms sold for 25¢.

Mr. Yetter continued to make brooms until the year 1906.

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Crystal Lake East of Beaver Dam, a resort had been fixed up by Dr. G. E. Swan on the land formerly known as Drake’s Pond. Dr. Swan changed the name to Crystal Lake.

Roads, paths, a boathouse, and a grand pavilion were built. Dr. Swan added 10,000 rainbow trout and 100,000 walleye pike.

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Celebrate a New Tradition

Beaver Dam Pepper Festival

Park Village Shopping Center in the 800 block of Park Avenue in Beaver Dam is creating a new tradition.

Sept. 10, the community is invited to celebrate the third annual Beaver Dam Pepper Festival.

The festival will feature food, fun, music and crafts for all ages, but will especially provide an opportunity to discover the history of the Beaver Dam Pepper and its origins. One must also savor the taste in order to understand what makes it so special.

“The Beaver Dam Pepper is an heirloom with a great story to celebrate,” says Diana Ogle, event coordinator. “This pepper has created a stir among those who enjoy good food and has been celebrated by organizations like Slow Food. Several of us who discovered the history have been working diligently to bring community groups and organizations together to host a marvelous celebration of the Beaver Dam Pepper locally in our back yard where it all started.”

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The first 175 folks to attend the breakfast will receive pepper sun glasses. There will be more give-a-ways all day.

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