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| The Chequamegon Hotel, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877 201 W. Main Street, Ashland Wisconsin. It faced the bay and had a long series of steps leading to a boat landing. It's out of town guests would arrive at the Union Depot and the hotel was a short walk away. It became a favorite vacation spot for people from larger cities. The hotel was condemed as a fire trap and razed in the 1890s. |
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| View of the Chequamegon Hotel 1890 |
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| Hotel Chequamegon 1890 after it was condemned, before it was razed |
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| Ashland County Jail, Ashland Wisconsin 1884 |
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W. Roberts Confectionary and Fruit Store, 701 West 2nd St., Ashland Wisconsin 1888
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| Powers and Fosshag Staple and Fancy Groceries, Ashland Wisconsin 1888 Possible Address - 720 W 2nd St (aka Main St. W), Edwin C. Smith was a grocer and lived upstairs in 1890 |
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| Vaughn Public Library Reading Room, 500 West Main St., Ashland Wisconsin 1888 Samuel Stewart Vaughn, a lumber and real estate barn and dry goods merchant who died in Ashland in 1886, had a dream for Ashland to have a free public library. His widow, Emeline E Vaughn, honored this dream and built the Vaughn Library, a three story building on the corner of Vaughn Ave. and Second St. in Ashland Wisconsin which was dedicated in 1888. Rental income from the F.J. Pool Company on the first floor and offices on the third floor supported the library which was located on the second floor. |
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| Vaughn Public Library was located on the 2nd floor , Ashland Wisconsin 1888 |
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| Vaughn Library, 502 W 2nd St. (aka. Main St.) . Ashland Wisconsin - circa 1983 |
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| M.P. Sanders and Co. Groceries, Ashland Wisconsin 1888 |
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| Hotel Knight, Ashland Wisconsin 1890 Edward J. Hoppenyan Drug Store was located in the Knight Hotel building in 1924 |
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| Leland Hotel, Ashland Wisconsin 1890 |
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| LL Larsen and Son Groceries and Provisions, Ashland Wisconsin, 1891 This grocer was located at 322 9th Ave West |
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| Downtown Ashland Wisconsin 1891 An elevated view looking west from the Knight Block. The Chequamegon Hotel and harbor are in the background |
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| The Iron Ridge Mine - 1900 Visitors, dressed in their Sunday best, contrast with the rough garb of the miners - Mayville, Dodge, Wisconsin |
The development of the Lake Superior region was brief as the Panic of 1857 and the Civil War diverted capital from northern mine. Cities such as Ashland vanished overnight in the late 1850s as investors and local residents exhausted the most accessible deposits. After the Civil War, the discovery of ore in the Gogebic Range of northern Wisconsin and Michigan in 1872 renewed interest in the region and led to a frenzy of speculation. Palatial homes were constructed and wealthy investors from the East came to view the mines. Tremendous deposits of high-grade ore were uncovered and brought to market in 1880 but the investment in northern mining peaked in 1886 and 1887 then a crash followed that eliminated most of the smaller companies.
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| Security Bank of Ashland Wisconsin, 1892 |
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| Cochran and Marshal General Hardware, Ashland Wisconsin 1893 |
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| Barta's Buffet - Charles Barta, Ashland Wisconsin 1901 |
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| Dhooge's Factory - Fancy Creamery Butter, Ashland Wisconsin 1902 |
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| 815 West Second St, Ashland Wisconsin 1905 |
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| Ninth Ave School, West 3rd St and 9th Ave West, Ashland Wisconsin - 1871 |
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| Ninth Avenue School, Historic use: elementary, middle, jr. high and high school -Ashland Wisconsin, built in 1871, demolished in 1977 |
Ashland Wisconsin - City Platted in 1856
Settlement of Ashland -
Settlement of Ashland -
In 1854, Asaph Whittlesey, and George Kilborn from Ohio set out to explore the head of Chequamegon Bay. Whittlesey built a 10 ft. x 14 ft. cabin in Ashland.
His wife Lucy, and daughter Eugenia joined him in August 1854 and prepared to winter in their new home.
Signs of civilization soon followed.
Reverend L H Wheeler preached the first sermon on the first Independence Day, The Milwaukee Lakeshore and Western Railroad platted the city in 1856 and local landowner, Martin Beaser named it Ashland after Henry Clay's residence.
His wife Lucy, and daughter Eugenia joined him in August 1854 and prepared to winter in their new home.
Signs of civilization soon followed.
Reverend L H Wheeler preached the first sermon on the first Independence Day, The Milwaukee Lakeshore and Western Railroad platted the city in 1856 and local landowner, Martin Beaser named it Ashland after Henry Clay's residence.
Previous names for the area included Bay City, Saint Mark (for Saint Mark's Basilica), and Whittlesey in honor of the initial postmaster Adolph Whittlesey
1858 - Maytor Immigrates from Ireland
1861 - The Civil War Begins
1862 - Mary arrives in Ashland
1864 - Mary and Bernard are married in Hancock
1858 - Maytor Immigrates from Ireland
1861 - The Civil War Begins
1862 - Mary arrives in Ashland
1864 - Mary and Bernard are married in Hancock
1865 - The Civil War Ends
Hoppenyans moved to Hancock Michigan
1872 - The Hoppenyans returned to Ashland Wisconsin
1876 - Bernard Hoppenyan applies for a Patent - Hancock Michigan
1880 - The Hoppenyans have returned to Ashland Wisconsin
1872 - The Hoppenyans returned to Ashland Wisconsin
1876 - Bernard Hoppenyan applies for a Patent - Hancock Michigan
1880 - The Hoppenyans have returned to Ashland Wisconsin
1890 - Bernard purchased the old St. Agnes Church and opens the Hoppenyan Smith Undertaking business
The first St. Agnes Church was built in 1877 on Third Avenue East in Ashland Wisconsin - A Frame building
1894 - Maytor Healy dies in Hancock
1902 - Nellie Healy dies in Ashland Wisconsin
1903 - Maytor Bernard Hoppenyan has joined his father in the business
and they build a new business at 301 East 2nd Street
1914 - Bernard Hoppenyan dies
1928 - Mary Healy Hoppenyan dies
The first St. Agnes Church was built in 1877 on Third Avenue East in Ashland Wisconsin - A Frame building
1894 - Maytor Healy dies in Hancock
1902 - Nellie Healy dies in Ashland Wisconsin
1903 - Maytor Bernard Hoppenyan has joined his father in the business
and they build a new business at 301 East 2nd Street
1914 - Bernard Hoppenyan dies
1928 - Mary Healy Hoppenyan dies
