The Roots of Rural Wisconsin

Distances From:
DuBuque
Madison
Milwaukee
chicago
40 Miles
97 Miles
174 Miles
242 MileS
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
WISCONSIN
MCGREGOR
LANCASTER
GUTTENBURG
PLATTEVILLE
CASSVILLE
POTOSI
IOWA
Rural recollections
DUBUQUE
The turn of the 20th century was
also a turning point for Wisconsin
– especially for its rural citizens. It
marked the rise of dairy farming
and the advent of modern farm
implements, including tractors,
reapers and threshing machines.
Stonefield, with its museum and
rural village, pays homage to
that time, and includes the grand
summer retreat of Wisconsin’s
first governor, Nelson Dewey.
12195 County Highway VV
Cassville, WI 53806
(608) 725-5210
stonefield@wisconsinhistory.org
stonefieldhistoricsite.org
Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Stories Since 1846
The Roots
of Rural
Wisconsin
Literally stroll down memory lane as your visit a re-created rural village.
More than 30 shops, filled with period-specific detail, line the Stonefield street.
From 1800s tools
to a re-created
village, experience
Stonefield – the kind
of rural community
that cultivated
Wisconsin’s growth.
Stonefield is home to the State
Agricultural Museum, which
contains the most extensive
collection of historic farm
machinery in Wisconsin. The
fascinating assortment of
implements includes a wide
variety of tractors and threshers
and a full-size McCormick
“Old Reliable” reaper.