Bartel's History of Princeton

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to my blog about the history of Princeton, Wisconsin. My name is Roger Bartel, which we pronounce as Bar-tell but others in the Princeton

The recent post about the East Main Street property that served as the county fairground for nearly 20 years in the 19th century diverted my

Much of the residential development along the Fox River south of Princeton over the last 50 years occurred with the help of entrepreneur Paul Coil,

Today we’re looking at two lots in the massive Block 1 of the (Waldo ) Flint and (Royal) Treat Addition platted in 1857 on Princeton’s

I did not have the privilege of knowing Edna Berray or enjoying her famed schaum torte at Berray’s Lodge, which operated at 416 West Main

It seems logical to me that the oldest continuing family-owned business in Princeton is a funeral home. The Wachholz & Sons Funeral Home, 303 Harvard

In the early days of Old Princeton, mostly barns, horse sheds and outbuildings for Water Street businesses and residents lined the 500 block south of

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