Dousman House
by Charlene Adler
Title
Dousman House
Artist
Charlene Adler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Photographic Art by Charlene Adler
Photograph taken in Prairie du Chien,Wisconsin while riding in a boat.
High above the banks of the Mississippi River rises Villa Louis, an Italianate manor surrounded by the remains of the once grand estate of the Dousman family. Hercules Dousman, the eldest son of fur traders on Mackinac Island, established himself in Prairie du Chien in the mid-1820s, during the last days of the Upper Mississippi River fur trade. French voyageurs had been journeying to this spot on the edge of the western territories since the seventeenth century, trading beaver pelts, rum, and horses with native peoples. As the fur trade declined, Dousman invested in steamboats, railroads, timber, and land, including this site of the former Fort Crawford on St. Feriole Island. Here he built a red brick house on an ancient Indian mound, which commanded a sweeping view of the landscape.
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October 5th, 2022
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Randy Rosenberger
Bravo! You have been chosen to have your beautiful piece of artwork from your portfolio featured on the homepage of our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group. It is with honor an privilege that I have chosen this particular piece of your works to be a feature on our homepage due to its striking appearance, color, composition, and simply the fact that I really like it. Congrats on your feature!
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