When Madison Sneezes, Dane County Catches Cold

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When Madison Sneezes, Dane County Catches Cold

• The Roots and Reasons for the Urban-Rural
  Relationship

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Ho-chunk Corn Fields - Dunn Oldest Dane
prehistoric site
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Lead Rush, 1828

• In 1828 Ebenezer Brigham arrived in Blue Mounds,
  where he found a nearly pure vein of lead ore. In
  1832 the militia under Gov Dodge began building
  Fort Mound to prepare for Black Hawk.

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Dane Countys First Road-1831

• The Appointed Council with the Winnebagoes was
  to be held at Four Lakes, thirty-five miles
  distant fro Fort Winnebago.. . . He Kinzie
  would set off in the morning early with
  Paquette, hold his council, and return to us that
  same evening.

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Military Road Trails 1831-32
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Tom Kinney Irish Lead Roads 1836-67
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Canals and Capitols-1837-63

• 1837- Milwaukee Contractor A. A. Bird Arrives in
  Madison to build capitol.
• 1837- James Morrison hired to oversee
  construction. Morrison also Builds American
  House Hotel to hold 1838 Legislative session.
  Work Slows On Capitol.
• 1838- Legislators fire Morrison.
• 1841-Madison Capitol Agenda Canals, Rails,
  Roads.
• 1842 - Rep. Vineyard kills Rep. Arndt During
  Assembly Debate over local appointments
• 1854-68 - Madison Building Boom (College Hill,
  Capitol Square, Insane Asylum-Westport)
• 1857- Legislators approve new Capitol.

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Gravel Pits Ag Lime Good Roads-1914
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UW Ag Dean Chris Christensen

• In 1938, the State Corn-Husking Competition was
  held on a farm in Morrisonville in the Town of
  Windsor. UW Ag Dean Christensen had a Deans
  Husking Competition to raise funds for hybrid
  corn research. Blaney in Fitchburg and Renk in
  Sun Prairie became top hybrid corn seed producers
  by the end of World War II. John Stueart Curry
  painted this from Ag Agent photos of the event.

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Farm to Suburban Use

• Between 1974 and 1980 an average of 1,079 acres
  converted from agricultural use to residential
  development
• In the 1970s Burke converted from mostly rural to
  commercial and suburban due to annexation
  pressure from Madison and Sun Prairie leaving 850
  acres of the former town. This was once Dane
  Countys most productive dairy producer.

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County vs. City

• In 2000, with a population of 418,978, half of
  Dane Countys growth took place in Madison, Sun
  Prairie, Fitchburg, and Stoughton, fueled by
  annexation policy.
• At the same time, rural growth was greatest in
  the outer ring, Cottage Grove, Middleton, Oregon,
  Westport, Windsor, and Bristol all adjacent to
  growing villages.

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Driving to Work?

• In 1980, 30,000 vehicles crossed the Yahara River
  bridge on the South Beltline.
• When completed in the mid-1980s, the volume
  jumped to 58,850.
• In 1996, the South Beltline carried 89,510 cars
  daily.
• Mass Transit on the horizon?