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One of the first brick buildings erected in West Bend, this building replaced an original structure built in 1852 and destroyed by fire on January 1, 1864, and it reopened on October 15, 1864, as a headquarters for travelers along the Old Stage Coach Road, serving coach and ox-cart alike. In 1874, at a gala banquet here, influential citizens of Washington County founded the Old Settlers Club, now the Washington County Historical Society. Its annual meetings, held here on Washington's birthday for many years, became one of the principal social events of the year.
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West Bend, Wisconsin · United States
