Shullsburg, Wisconsin

Shullsburg was founded during the 1820s in parts by Jason Shull and Henry Gratiot and due to their ventures into lead mining. Following the Black Hawk War conflict Gratiot's Grove (Wisconsin) and other small settlements consolidated into Shullsburg. In 1841 Missionary Priest Samuel Mazzuchelli platted the Northeast section of town and named the streets after the virtues of life.[5] After arrival of railroad in the 1880s the Water Street Commercial District saw the construction of its many brick and limestone buildings. The Shullsburg High School was built in 1900 designed by the town physician Dr. C.C. Gratiot. The 8-Acre Badger Park, designed by Phelps Wyman, was completed in 1942[5] by the Works Progress Administration and lights were installed at its baseball park in 1948.[5] In 1974 the Emily Franz Scholarship Fund was formed to help high school students pay for college and is today worth 1.8 million dollars.[6] The last working lead mine in the Upper Midwest Lead District closed at Shullsburg in 1979[7] and the town fell on hard times. During the 1990s and 2000s the restoration of buildings became important to building preservationists. In 2001 a new library and community center was built with private funds only. In 2016 it was named a Wisconsin Main Street Community.[8]

Shullsburg School

The Shullsburg K-12 School is a Romanesque structure built in 1900. It is highlighted by arched windows and three arched door openings that form arcades across the buildings facade. The building was designed by school board member C.C. Gratiot. Gratiot designed many homes and commercial buildings in Shullsburg.[10] In 1949 a gymnasium was built of matching limestone with crews provided by the Motherland Works Progress Administration. Another gym addition occurred in 1996. Today (2019) the K-12 school serves the community of Shullsburg and 360 students.[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.11 square miles (2.87 km²), all of it land.[12]

• Shullsburg was the boyhood home of Lou Blonger, the "Bunco King" of Denver, Colorado. Blonger lived in Shullsburg from 1853, when he was four, until 1864, when he enlisted in the Union Army as a fifer.[19]
• Shullsburg was the birthplace of George Safford Parker, founder of Parker Pen Company.[20]
• U.S. Representative Henry S. Magoon practiced law in Shullsburg.[21]
• U.S. Senator from Missouri William Warner was born in Shullsburg.[22]
• Wisconsin State Representative Joseph E. Tregoning was born in Shullsburg.[23]
• Actor Howard Kyle (née Vandergrift) was born in Shullsburg. Father was the first commander of the Shullsburg Light Guard[24]
• Baseball player Johnny Gerlach was born in Shullsburg.
• Wisconsin State Senator James Earnest lived in Shullsburg.[25]
• Wisconsin State Representative James H. Knowlton lived in Shullsburg.[26]
• Wisconsin State Senator Philemon Simpson lived in Shullsburg.[27]
• Wisconsin State Representative Calvert Spensley lived in Shullsburg.[28]
• Wisconsin State Representative John K. Williams lived in Shullsburg.[29]
• Wisconsin State Representative James W. Freeman lived in Shullsburg.[30]
• Wisconsin State Representative A. A. Townsend lived in Shullsburg and was also the founder of Rough and Ready, California during the California Gold Rush in 1849.[28]
• Wisconsin State Representative E. C. Townsend lived in Shullsburg.[28]
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Nauvoo Dissenter William Law (Latter Day Saints) is buried in Shullsburg

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  Marcasite from Shullsburg
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  Calcite from the Blackstone Mine,[31] Shullsburg

• Henry Gratiot

• City of Shullsburg, Wisconsin
• Sanborn fire insurance maps: 1894 1900 1908 1915