- Membership
Scholarship
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Volunteers
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- A
National Historic Landmark
Highlights:
The Milton House Museum is a unique
and
important historic site:
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- The first grout building in the United
States.
- Hexagonal traveler's inn from the
1840's
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Stop on the Underground Railroad
with a unique
tunnel hid the slaves.
A little background:
Pioneer, Joseph Goodrich, came to
Prairie du Lac, as Milton was called then, in 1838, looking for a better place
for his family to live.
He chose prairie land at the intersection of two Indian
trails and built a small frame home.
In the years to come, this prairie
crossroads became heavily traveled and this seemed a good place for an inn.
All
were welcome under Joseph's roof, but not all of his guests traveled by
stagecoach or train. Some were spirited into his care by the Underground
Railroad.
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Hours:
Daily: Memorial Day -Labor Day
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Guided tours on the hour and half hour.
Last tour starts at
4 p.m.
Tours are approximately
1 hour.
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Twilight
Tours
Saturday, September 18
from 7 to 9 p.m.
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- Heritage Day
- Saturday, October 2
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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- "Dracula" Play
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October
Date and Time to be announced
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For more information about these
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