This church was abandoned because a new church was built and no one wanted to buy this one. And yet the whole town of Necedah, WI (pop- 915) seems to be headed the same way.
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Wisconsin
Coles Watch Tower
Coles Watch Tower is located on Highway 21 on the outskirts of Omro, Wisconsin (pop-3,577)
The Italianate-style house was built in 1870’s where the King family lived and farmed.
In 1924, the Cole family bought the house and started a silver fox and dairy farm. The 7 story tower was added to the home in 1935 to watch over the valuable fox.. . . Read more of Teri’s post at the link below
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The Mail Boat
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (pop. 7,148) is a popular tourist attraction in southern Wisconsin, and probably the most fun thing to do is ride the mail boat tour. It travels along the shoreline for 2 reasons: to see the mansions built along the lake and to deliver their mail. As the boat nears a dock, but never stops, the mail person jumps off the front of the boat, puts the mail in the box and then a jumps back on the back of the boat. Everyone always waits to see them miss the boat and fall in the water. It happens but not very often.
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Ten Pin Fence?
Someone in Bowler, Wisconsin (pop. 293) was very creative when they made this fence with bowling pins. I just had to paint it in my journal.
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Potato Barn
This is a sketch of a potato barn built into a small hill to preserve potatoes through the winter. I’m guessing it was built in the early 1900’s and is still there in 2017! Town of Monroe Center with a population of 398.County of Adams, State of Wisconsin.
Sketch© Teri Casper