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| Format | Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Jacobi, C. Hugo |
| Title, Analytic | Reminiscences of Early Days in Watertown |
| Translation/Title | Watertown Daily Times |
| Medium | Photocopy |
| Place of Publication | Watertown, WI |
| Date of Publication | Feb. 1, 1924-Apr. 12, 1924 |
| Abstract | Author's memories of pioneer days in Watertown. A series of articles on the early history of Watertown, Wisconsin, consisting of fourteen basic articles dealing with the following topics: A personal account of early Watertown by Timothy Johnson, originally published in the Watertown Chronicle on Jan. 22, 1851; a companion article to Johnson's writings, originally published in the Watertown Democrat on Feb. 9, 1870; the obituary of Timothy Johnson, originally published in the Watertown Democrat on Feb. 2, 1870; a personal account of early Watertown by Luther Cole, originally published in the Watertown Chronicle on Jan. 22, 1851; Early History of Watertown, by J. A. Hadley, originally published in the Watertown Chronicle on Jan. 28, 1852; a pamphlet on Watertown by E. B. Quiner, originally printed in 1856 by order of the Watertown City Council; a history of Watertown, originally published in the 1872 Watertown City Directory; Geschichte von Watertown, a history of Watertown by Henry E. Colonius, originally published (in German) in Der Weltbuerger beginning on Sept. 26, 1868 - this article translated by Charles J. Wallman; an article on early Watertown by C. Hugo Jacobi, originally published (in German) in Der Weltbuerger on July 7, 1923 - this article translated by Charles J. Wallman; Chronicles of Early Watertown, by William F. Whyte, originally published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History in a March 1921 issue; Settlement of the Town of Lebanon, by William F. Whyte, originally published in an Oct. 1915 issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History; The Watertown Railroad Bond Fight, by William F. Whyte, originally published in an Oct. 1916 issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History; Beginnings of the Watertown School System, by William F. Whyte, originally appearing in the Sept. 1923 issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History; and The Story of the Watertown Plank Road, originally written for the dedication of the historical plaque marking the route of the Watertown Plank Road, Nov. 1, 1955. |
| Notes | Published a second time in the Watertown Daily Times, Nov. 3 to Dec. 1, 1986. The newspaper cuttings are to be found under the same number in the pamphlet file and also an additional photocopy of the articles from Aug. 26 to Dec. 31, 1986 (both complement each other). The newspaper articles published in 1986 in the Watertown Daily Times are entitled "Pioneer memoirs of early Watertown." |
| Call Number | MKI P85-134 |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Watertown (Wis.)/ Personal narratives/ Frontier and pioneer life |