Retrospect: Daring young flyers built their own airfields in Sussex by Fred H. Keller, Sussex Village Historian Sussex Sun, Posted: Oct. 8, 2008 The Wright bros. introduced the world to airplanes. Waukesha County entered the airplane age with its own airfields and aviators, as recounted in “The History of Aviation in Waukesha County.” The Wright brothers and World… Read more »
Rumble of history heard in Wisconsin – Westerly road, the Yellowstone Trail, now seen as a route to draw tourists Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) – Tuesday, September 3, 2002 Author: DON BEHM, Journal Sentinel staff One of the nation’s first cross-country auto roads, the Yellowstone Trail, is Wisconsin’s version of Route 66 and has as much potential to attract tourists… Read more »
From logos to ice cream social, Sussex plans to mark its 75 years – Organizers prepare events to add to celebration of village’s anniversary Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Thursday, February 4, 1999 Readability:11-12 grade level (Lexile: 1270L) Author: CINDY CREBBIN, Special to the Journal Sentinel An ice cream social with a historical theme and a special float in the annual… Read more »
Original Survey of Lisbon Township The Survey of Township 8North, Range 19 East of the 4th Principal Meridian Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 03/03/2005 General Survey History The US General Land Office (GLO) was a partof the Federal government. Its main responsibility was to survey land in thecentral and western United States so that the land… Read more »
Sussex Main St. 1908: Southwestview from present day Associated Bank. Above, a view looking east. Slightly different pictures
Sussex Main St. 1908: Southeastview from just west of present day Pauline Haass Library. and a variation of the same scene but an earlier date: Another view below of the top photo from a different angle about 1908. Noticetelephone poles. Source: Recollections from the Past: Sussex, Wisconsin,Presented by Farmers & Merchants Bank, August 4, 1972
The Sussex Methodist Episcopal Church is on theimmediate left, scene looking west toward the intersection below. Source: Recollections from the Past: Sussex, Wisconsin,Presented by Farmers & Merchants Bank, August 4, 1972 Circa 1912 intersection of Main St. and SilverSpring Drive (angling in from right side); the ME Church above would down on theright of Main St. (left side) looking… Read more »
Wisconsin State Road (Highway) 74 Compiled, transcribed, with notes added by Michael R. Reilly Updated 05/01/2005 Looking for history of Highway 74; pleasesend information to website Editor, see below. State trunk 74, between Merton and NorthLake, a distance of five miles, under contract by the Morris Martin company. A stretch of six miles (74?) from MenomoneeFalls… Read more »
The Asphalt Rebellion – Area residents fighting Highway 164 widening project are part of an increasingly vocal movement nationwide challenging road plans that threaten their way of life – For foes, plan isn’t progress, it’s destruction Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Tuesday, November 16, 1999 Author: LARRY SANDLER, Journal Sentinel staff Standing on the farm where he grew up, David Rankin… Read more »
