Cashton Community Series

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Village of Cashton

Contributing researchers: Julia Boisen, Garrett Biever,

Quinn Cook, Kate Gronemus, Colton Lee, Jack

Schlesner, Blake Von Ruden, Jake Wall, and Mrs. Lee

Copyright @2012. Cashton Elementary Press

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Table of Contents

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

What You Can See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Cashton Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Fall Fest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Interesting Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Finding Cashton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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History

Mr. William Henry Harrison Cash settled

the town of Cashton in 1878. Before

that, Cashton was known as Hazen’s

Corner. The railroad was built and the

first train came through in 1879.

Photos from Cashton, Wisconsin 75 Years (1954).

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Services

Cashton has a fire department, EMT

squad, and a police department. The

Community Hall is the home of the sen-

ior center and it often hosts auctions,

wedding dances, and Boy Scout meet-

ings.

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What You Can See

Cashton has many sights to see. Many

people visit the Veteran’s Memorial lo-

cated on Front Street. Others might be

interested in looking at the windmill

generators by Organic Valley.

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More Sights to See

The Amish people around Cashton

have many products to sell. They grow

flowers and vegetables to sell at the

Grower’s Auction. Many of them also

make furniture, quilts, and candy to sell.

The Amish do not conduct business on

Sunday.

Photo from www.cashton.com website.

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The Cashton Park

The Cashton Park has many things going on

there. The Cashton Eagles play football,

baseball, and softball there. The Cross

Country team also runs their races at the

park. In the summer, kids play t-ball. There

are kids playing at the park almost every

day. People have picnics and other special

events at the park. The Fall Fest activities

happen at the park, too.

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Cashton Schools

The Cashton School District has an Ele-

mentary School and a Middle/High

School. About 580 students attend

both of these schools. There is also a

private school called Sacred Heart

which is a K-8 school.

Elementary School

Middle/High School

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Fall Fest

Every fall on the second weekend in

September, Cashton hosts a fall festival.

Activities include an Antique Tractor

Pull, a Run/Walk, a carnival, an Arts &

Crafts Show, a parade, and musical

groups perform each day at the Village

Park. Visit the following website for

more information: http://

www.cashton.com/Cashton-Fall-

Festival.html

2012 Cashton Fall Fest Royalty photo by Shania Wendland

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Interesting Facts

♦ Population: 1105

♦ Cashton is 30 minutes south of Interstate

90.

♦ Stores offer a variety of goods to pur-

chase.

♦ There are 2 churches in Cashton with sev-

eral close by in the country.

♦ Cashton is only 28 miles east of La Crosse.

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Finding Cashton

Cashton is located in western Wiscon-

sin. Highway 33 travels right though

Cashton.

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Glossary

district - a part of land

products - any item that is for sale at a

business

service - when you pay someone to do

a job for you

settled - to establish or create

squad - a group of people organized

for a cause

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About the Project

The Cashton Elementary First Graders

visited many places in order to learn

about the goods and services our com-

munity provides to the people who live

here. A huge thanks to all of the busi-

nesses we contacted who graciously al-

lowed us to visit and learn. If you have

questions about this project or would

like to be included in the future, please

contact one of the following teachers

at the Elementary School (608-654-

7377).

Rachel Huntzicker

Beth Lee

Dawn Stalsberg