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Dawn Manor is the only remaining building of Newport, a town that was destined to be a major city in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
The artwork of George Raab is housed in Dawn Manor. He's an internationally known painter, photographer and engraver, and does intaglio printmaking.
Trees cover an area that was originally platted for the town of Newport, which stretched across both sides of the Wisconsin River in Columbia and Adams counties of Wisconsin.
Ducks swim along the shore of Lake Delton near the ramp where the "Wisconsin Ducks" pass Dawn Manor and the ghost of Newport.
The congregation gathers in front of Newport Church, date unknown, in the town of Newport, Columbia County, Wisconsin. – From the H.H. Bennett collection
Reuben G. Thwaites, holding an open book, speaks to a crowd in August 1909 at the Homecoming of Newport in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
Hans Johnson, founder of the town of Newport in Columbia County, Wisconsin, stands about 1895 on the porch of the town’s general store and post office. Logs are stacked in the foreground. The post office was established Oct. 17, 1882, with Johnson as postmaster. It was discontinued April 30, 1904.
The Steele Tavern, built in 1849, is in a state of neglect in 1923. It’s a large two-story wooden building with a rear wing. The portion on the left has 12 over eight windows; the right has six over six windows. In 1923 many of the first-floor windows are boarded over. – From Harry Elsworth Cole collection
NEWPORT, Wis. – Newport could have been the most famous town in Wisconsin – if the plans hadn’t gone awry from the greed of the people trying to invest in its potential prosperity.
LeeAnne Bulman
LeeAnne Bulman writes about agriculture from her farm overlooking the beautiful Danuser Valley on Wisconsin’s west coast. When not writing she helps her husband on their small grain and beef farm. Email genwim2@gmail.com to reach her.
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Hans Johnson, founder of the town of Newport in Columbia County, Wisconsin, stands about 1895 on the porch of the town’s general store and post office. Logs are stacked in the foreground. The post office was established Oct. 17, 1882, with Johnson as postmaster. It was discontinued April 30, 1904.
The Steele Tavern, built in 1849, is in a state of neglect in 1923. It’s a large two-story wooden building with a rear wing. The portion on the left has 12 over eight windows; the right has six over six windows. In 1923 many of the first-floor windows are boarded over. – From Harry Elsworth Cole collection
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