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History · Wisconsin Township

52% of Wisconsin Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 6 old photos and papers and maps from 1970 on.

0on the National Register
52%homes built before 1940
6old photos & papers
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From Wisconsin Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Wisconsin Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Old housesHalf of Wisconsin Township’s homes were built before 1938.
★ What stands out · The story

How Wisconsin Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Wisconsin Township.

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Wisconsin Township was organized in 1869. A large share of the first settlers being natives of Wisconsin caused the name to be selected.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Wisconsin Township, 1865 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1865In the archiveLake Pepin, Minnesota
  3. 20th century
  4. 1905In the archiveBuildings designed by Gilbert and others.] [Elevations; sketch renderings
  5. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Wisconsin Township, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1860s to the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1860s4 items
Lake Pepin, Minnesota1865Lake Pepin, MinnesotaMaiden Rock, Lake Pepin1865Maiden Rock, Lake PepinView in the Dalles of the St. Croix, Polk County, Minnesota1865View in the Dalles of the St. Croix, Polk County, Min…View in the Dalles of the St. Croix, , Polk County, Minnesota1865View in the Dalles of the St. Croix, , Polk County, M…
1900s1 item
Buildings designed by Gilbert and others.] [Elevations; sketch renderings1905Buildings designed by Gilbert and others.] [Elevation…
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Date unknown1 to date
Bridge No. 5930, Spanning Mississippi River at Trunk Highway 43, Winona, Winona County, MNDate?Bridge No. 5930, Spanning Mississippi River at Trunk …
On the map

Wisconsin Township on the map, 1970 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wisconsin Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Wisconsin Township on the 1970 USGS mapWisconsin Township on the 1985 USGS map1970Jackson NW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wisconsin Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Lake Pepin, Minnesota
Retake this viewLake Pepin, Minnesota, 1865

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Wisconsin Township’s page.

Retake this view · +15
Famous people

Famous people close to Wisconsin Township

Nobody well known was born in Wisconsin Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Walter MondaleVice President of the United States from 1977 t… · b. 1928
David EllefsonAmerican bass guitarist · b. 1964
D
Dixie WillsonAmerican writer, screenwriter · b. 1890
K
Kay HalloranAmerican politician · b. 1937
C
Cuthbert Corwin HurdAmerican computer scientist · b. 1911
G
Greg StevensAmerican politician · b. 1960
Help out

Finish Wisconsin Township’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewLake Pepin, Minnesota: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Jackson2 historic placesA−Petersburg TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDes Moines TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEnterprise TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJay TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Wisconsin Township’s history

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.