Civil War history will come alive this weekend.
That will explain why âPresident Lincolnâ will be in town Friday and Saturday, and why the sounds of cannon fire will be heard throughout the city.
After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Miltonâs Civil War Living History Days are set to return May 21-23.
With reenactments, demonstrations and scheduled programs, Milton Historical Society Executive Director Keighton Klos calls the event, âA unique experience and opportunity for people to engage with history on a more personal level.â
For history to have an impact, Klos said, âitâs got to get you on an emotional, personal level. When you meet reenactors, and you see what theyâre doing and they can talk to you in much more detail, it makes it a lot more about individual people. And you realize that these were people who had hopes, fears, dreams, lives they wanted to get back to (after the war).
Wisconsin s history with the Underground Railroad lives on through Milton House
It is a hidden Wisconsin treasure, nestled in rock county. In the 1800s, the Milton house was more than just a stop for weary stagecoach travelers.
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MILTON Wisconsin has a rich abolitionist history and a connection to the Underground Railroad. Anchor Shannon Sims took the drive to Milton, Wisconsin.
It is a hidden Wisconsin treasure, nestled in rock county.
In the 1800s, the Milton house was more than just a stop for weary stagecoach travelers. It was a post office at one time so locals would have been in and out. So, having people arrive at odd times and odd ways would not have raised any eyebrows, said Milton House Executive Director Keighton Klos.