Montello Commercial Historic District

Montello Commercial Historic District
Looking east
Location Montello, Wisconsin
NRHP reference # 96000238
Added to NRHP March 7, 1996

The Montello Commercial Historic District is located in Montello, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

History

Looking west

The land that the district now sits on was once home to the Ho-Chunk and the Menominee.[2] Among the businesses that sprung up in the district was what became the Montello Granite Company. Granite from Montello would be used to construct several monuments and memorials to the soldiers of the American Civil War.[3] It was also used to build the tombs of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia Grant.

References

  1. ↑ "Montello Commercial Historic District". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  2. ↑ "Montello Historical District". Historical Marker Database.org. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  3. ↑ "Montello Commercial Historic District". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
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