John J. Henry
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- Created Date
- 1938
- Description
This image is from Volume 1 of 100 years of pictorial & descriptive history of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, while the quoted description is from Volume 2. "John J. Henry died at Palo Alto, Cal. Sept 18, 1937 at age of 91. John Henry was one of the local pioneers who located here in 1864 and recalled crossing over on Lavigne's ferry that landed on the east side at Herschleb bakery location. Mr. Henry worked for the pioneer lumber firm of Howe & Rablin hauling supplies from New Lisbon to Tomahawk and Eagle River. He became street commissioner and his earlier connection with the old town of Grand Rapids began in 1893 and continued without a break for 27 years. His most familiar known position was in the drivers seat on the fire engine and always drove grey teams. He was married in 1872. Mrs. Henry died in January of 1940. Eight of the 11 children survived him. John Henry and T. A. Taylor, then chairman of the building and grounds committee of the schools built the first skating rink, fo
- Creator
Taylor, T. A. (Theodore Asa)
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- McMillan Memorial Library
- Type
- image
- Format
- PhotographsPortraits
- Standardized Rights Statement
- No Copyright - In the United States:The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
- Chicago citation style
- Taylor, T. A. (Theodore Asa). John J. Henry. 1938. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/8546. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Taylor, T. A. (Theodore Asa), (1938) John J. Henry. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/8546
- MLA citation style
- Taylor, T. A. (Theodore Asa). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/mcml/id/8546>.